U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Wednesday pushed back on Iran after officials called on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon and stop carrying out airstrikes.

“Iran demands @Israel cease defense of border against Hezbollah,” Huckabee wrote on the social platform X. “Gaza peace plan depends on Hamas disarming. Idea: EVERY member of Hezbollah & Hamas DEPORT to ‘Mothership’ in Iran. Result? Lebanon & Israel free from Iran terror proxies. Give PEACE a chance!”

Huckabee has said that Hezbollah is not included in the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MOU) to finalize the end of the U.S.-Israeli conflict on Iran. The MOU does not refer to the Iran-backed militant group but it does “declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, however, said the ceasefire holds “particular emphasis on Lebanon.”

“Any continued occupation of Lebanese territory will be regarded by us as a violation of the memorandum of understanding,” Araghchi told diplomats in remarks played on Iranian state media on Tuesday, according to CBS News.

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