November 25
International: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death sentence for Israeli leaders in response to the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for the Prime Minister Benjmain Netanyahu and his former defense chief, Yoav Gallant.
November 26
International: Hezbollah and Israel agreed to a ceasefire deal that requires the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from Lebanon by Jan. 26, 2025. Only Lebanese state security forces and the U.N. force will be permitted to operate south of Lebanon’s Litani River. Israel said that the deal will allow it to focus on Iran and Hamas. The agreement outlined a mechanism by which France and the United States would investigate ceasefire violations. It also contained a self-defense clause, which will allow Israel to mobilize against Hezbollah if necessary.
International: China’s special envoy for Middle Eastern affairs Zhai Jun urged Iran and other Arab and Islamic countries to avoid military measures in order to de-escalate regional conflict. In a meeting with the Iranian ambassador to China Mohsen Bakhtiyar, Jun said the correct solution was dialogue and negotiation.
November 27
Military: Israel’s Shin Bet security agency intercepted a large shipment of Iranian arms including explosive devices and rockets destined for the West Bank. Two special forces units from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were responsible for the shipment.
November 28
Military: Senior Qods Force commander Kiumars Pourhashemi died in Aleppo, Syria during the rebel offensive against the city. He served as one of the IRGC’s senior military advisors in Syria defending the Assad regime.
People in Tehran bid farewell to Brigadier General Kiomars Pourhashemi, an Iranian military advisor who was martyred in an attack by foreign-backed terrorists in Syria. pic.twitter.com/TUpxLk3IDs
— Tehran Times (@TehranTimes79) November 29, 2024
International: Officials from Iran, Britain, France, and Germany met in Geneva to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and regional issues. Iranian official Kazem Gharibabadi participated in the talks and said that all parties “discussed and took stock of recent bilateral, regional and international developments, particularly nuclear and sanctions lifting issues,” in a statement on X. “It was agreed to continue diplomatic dialogue in near future,” he said.
Frank exchange with Iran Deputy FM @TakhtRavanchi and @Gharibabadi on Iran’s military support to Russia that has to stop, the nuclear issue that needs a diplomatic solution, regional tensions (important to avoid further esclatation from all sides) and human rights.
— Enrique Mora (@enriquemora_) November 28, 2024
November 31
Diplomatic: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to Damascus and met with Syrian President Bashar al Assad to discuss the Nov. 27 rebel offensive to seize Aleppo, led by rebel group Hayat Tahrir al Sham, and to affirm Tehran’s support for Assad.
Domestic: Iran’s parliament passed a new “chastity and hijab” law which detailed harsher punishment for hijab and dress-code violations. “In my opinion, the hijab law, which I have to implement, is very ambiguous,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement on X. “We should not do anything to disturb the harmony and empathy of the society. We have to talk and interact about this issue.”
December 1
Diplomatic: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara to affirm Iran’s support for Syrian President Bashar al Assad. Araghchi accused Turkey of supporting the November 27 rebel offensive which took control of Aleppo. Araghchi said that Tehran would cooperate with Assad if the Syrian government requested military assistance. Fidan said that Tehran and Damascus had refused to participate in the peace process in Syria and that this was a “grave error.”