Hezbollah says Iran pledged not to finalize US deal unless Israel withdraws from Lebanon

Hezbollah has received assurances from Iran that Tehran will not sign a final nuclear agreement with the United States unless Israel withdraws from Lebanon, the Iran-backed group's media relations office said on Tuesday.

Hezbollah said a withdrawal would be the result of, and not a pre-condition for, continuing talks between Tehran and Washington following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries on Friday.

Reuters quoted the Iran-backed group as saying that there would be "no nuclear deal between Iran and the United States unless the Israelis withdraw" from Lebanon.