Published: June 1, 2026 ⢠7:31 PM IST · Updated: June 1, 2026 ⢠11:45 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Days after Israel ramped up its offensive against Hezbollah and targeted sites in Lebanon, Iran has reportedly suspended talks with the United States in protest at Israelās actions in Lebanon.
Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the development and added, āGiven the continuation of the Israeli regimeās attacks in Lebanon, and considering that Lebanon had been one of the preconditions for a ceasefire ā which has now been violated on all fronts, including Lebanon ā the Iranian negotiating team is suspending ātalks and exchanges of texts through mediators.'ā Tehran has called for the immediate halt of Israel's war in Gaza and Lebanon, along with the Israeli army's full withdrawal from Beirut, the agency reported, adding that āuntil Iranās and the resistanceās position on these matters is satisfied, there will be no negotiations.ā It further said that the Islamic Republic and allied militant groups in the region have placed on their...