Iran has told intermediaries that Lebanon must be included in any ceasefire agreement with the United States and Israel, six regional sources familiar with Iran’s position said, linking an end of the war to a halt to Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah.

Iran’s Press TV on Wednesday cited an Iranian official saying Tehran wanted any deal ?with the United States to secure an end to the war both on Iran and other “resistance groups” ?in the region.

A ?senior Iranian official said?on Wednesday that Tehran was still reviewing a U.S. proposal ?to end the regional war raging for nearly a month, indicating that Tehran had so far stopped short of rejecting it outright.