I would like to address a message to all Lebanese people, especially to our people in the South, from the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiya. This is a national moment that carries significant political and moral dimensions, because it represents the beginning of the Israeli withdrawal from our land.

From the outset, we have affirmed that our goal is the complete Israeli withdrawal from all our lands. What we are witnessing today is merely a beginning, but we are determined and steadfast, and we will continue to mobilize all our political and diplomatic efforts to secure the complete withdrawal from all Lebanese territories. And this is my first message.

As for my second message, it is to our people in the South. We are here to affirm that we have begun mobilizing all the capabilities of the state to accompany your return. The Lebanese Army and the security forces are present to protect our returning people, and in parallel with completing the army's deployment, we will continue to open the roads, clear the rubble, and secure basic services, enabling our people to return safely and with dignity to their homes and villages.

We have also begun preparations to restore all basic services, from water and electricity to communications, and to secure ready housing and everything necessary to provide a transitional phase.

I would like to emphasize that the return of life to the South is not just a slogan, but a national goal to which the state is committed. The return of our people to their land is the truest expression of Lebanon's unity and sovereignty.

The repeated U.S. attacks and threats against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities not only constitute a flagrant violation of the core principles of the UN Charter, international law, and the relevant resolutions of the IAEA Board of Governors, General Conference, and UN Security Council, but also reveal the United States’ deep-rooted enmity toward Iran’s scientific progress and technological development.

Iran’s nuclear activities have been fully declared to the IAEA in accordance with its safeguards obligations. Washington’s obsessive focus on Kolang Kouh (Pickaxe Mountain) where no nuclear activity is taking place is nothing more than a fabricated pretext for aggression, destruction, and sabotage.

By the way, where is the Director General of the IAEA, who is also a candidate for UN Secretary-General?

The Iranian people stand resolute and united, ready to confront with full strength any act of U.S. hostility or violation of their country’s sovereignty and national security.

The share of self-identified MAGA voters who believe the war is worth its economic cost fell from 50% in May to 37% in July, while 37% now say the U.S. should continue its involvement only if costs do not rise further.

Nearly one in five believe the U.S. should end the war regardless of the cost.

The poll indicates that rising gas prices, U.S. military casualties, and broader economic concerns are driving the shift. A majority of MAGA voters also blamed the Iran war for higher fuel prices.