By Mohammad Mahdi Rahmati, Managing Director

For Iran, Dahiyeh holds the weight of a capital

TEHRAN — One might say, in undiplomatic language born of sheer necessity: “From the very beginning, Lebanon was never truly under a ceasefire.” One could ignore the Pakistani mediator’s X post and the historical record of these negotiations. One could, once again, adopt the breaking of promises as a standard operating procedure. But it is impossible to expect that while Beirut burns under a rain of bombs, Iran will remain silent or that dialogue with Tehran will yield any meaningful result.