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US-Iran deal met with hope, scepticism in Mideast - RTL Today The deal between the United States and Iran to end their war, negotiated in secret and still not revealed in detail, was greeted with scepticism but a measure of relief among ordinary people across the Middle East. In Lebanon, AFP saw displaced people preparing to return to homes they fled in the south of the country, despite Israeli ministers declaring that they do not feel bound by the agreement to halt their own offensive against Hezbollah. At the Qasmiyeh bridge, gateway to the Tyre area that Israel has pounded in recent weeks, dozens of cars packed with mattresses and suitcases were passing through a Lebanese army checkpoint, passengers flashing victory signs. Alaa Merahi, who was driving with his wife and children, told AFP: "We're returning to our south, to the free land... we can't do without the southern land." Many expressed hope this would be a "final return" after hundreds of thousands of residents were repeatedly forced to flee Israeli bombings and evacuation orders. At a crowded school-turned-shelter in the coastal city of Sidon, displaced people sat in classrooms drinking coffee, waiting for official…

Mixed reactions over US-Iran deal in Lebanon Although the US-Iran deal brings hope to Lebanon, reactions remain mixed. Lebanon may be mentioned in the first paragraph, it is not included in the $300 million reconstruction fund despite the south of the country having been totally destroyed, and Israeli strikes have not stopped. FRANCE 24's Renée Davis tells us more about it from Beirut.

Iran deal met with hope around world, Mideast skepticism remains The U.S.-Iran deal to end the Middle East war was welcomed around the world but was received with skepticism and a measure of relief among ordinary people across the Middle East....

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US-Iran deal met with hope, scepticism in Mideast - inkl PARIS — The deal between the United States and Iran to end their war, negotiated in secret and still not revealed in detail, was greeted with scepticism but a measure of relief among ordinary people across the Middle East. In Lebanon,Agence France-Presse(AFP) saw displaced people preparing to return to homes they fled in the south of the country, despite Israeli ministers declaring that they do not feel bound by the agreement to halt their own offensive against Hezbollah. At the Qasmiyeh bridge, gateway to the Tyre area that Israel has pounded in recent weeks, dozens of cars packed with mattresses and suitcases were passing through a Lebanese army checkpoint, passengers flashing victory signs. Alaa Merahi, who was driving with his wife and children, toldAFP: "We're returning to our south, to the free land... we can't do without the southern land." Many expressed hope this would be a "final return" after hundreds of thousands of residents were repeatedly forced to flee Israeli bombings and evacuation orders. At a crowded school-turned-shelter in the coastal city of Sidon, displaced people sat in classrooms drinking coffe…

US-Iran deal met with hope, scepticism in Mideast PARIS &mdash; The deal between the United States and Iran to end their war, negotiated in secret and still not revealed in detail, was greeted with scepticism but a measure of relief among ordinary people across the Middle East.

US-Iran peace deal met with hope, scepticism in Middle East 15 Jun The deal between the United States and Iran to end their war, negotiated in secret and still not revealed in detail, was greeted with scepticism but a measure of relief among ordinary people across the Middle East. In Lebanon, AFP saw displaced people preparing to return to homes they fled in the south of the country, despite Israeli ministers declaring that they do not feel bound by the agreement to halt their own offensive against Hezbollah. At the Qasmiyeh bridge, gateway to the Tyre area that Israel has pounded in recent weeks, dozens of cars packed with mattresses and suitcases were passing through a Lebanese army checkpoint, passengers flashing victory signs. Alaa Merahi, who was driving with his wife and children, told AFP: "We're returning to our south, to the free land... we can't do without the southern land." READ |Iran, US agree to halt war and reopen Hormuz, sending oil prices tumbling Many expressed hope this would be a "final return" after hundreds of thousands of residents were repeatedly forced to flee Israeli bombings and evacuation orders. At a crowded school-turned-shelter in the coastal …