OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundTehran, Iran
IRGC says there will be no peace in the region until Israel withdraws from Lebanon
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 5:35 PM in Tehran
- Where
- Tehran, Iran
In a statement carried by Tasnim, the IRGC said its condition for accepting a ceasefire had been a ceasefire on all fronts including Lebanon, and that Israel must stop its attacks and withdraw behind the international border. Earlier the same day, Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani said the baseline demand was an Israeli withdrawal to pre-war positions.
Why it matters
Three days later Iran fired missiles at Israel after an Israeli strike on Beirut, acting on the link it had drawn between Lebanon and its ceasefire with the U.S.
Sources (3)
- Al Jazeera live blogaljazeera.comPublished
- Al Jazeera live blog (2)aljazeera.comPublished
- The Guardian live blogtheguardian.comPublished
Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels
Correction
- Corrected the time from Jun 5 2026, 12:00 PM Tehran time; source gives date marker, exact hour not specified to 5:35 PM Tehran time, Jun 4, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "IRGC warns there will be no calm if Israel remains in Lebanon"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Tehran / Lebanon front to Tehran, Iran; changed the confidence label from reported to official; reclassified it from policy to military-statement; updated the sourcing note; added 3 sources: Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog; removed AP Iran-Israel-Lebanon timeline as a source (an AP timeline page that could not be opened or archived). Why and evidence