Iran says won’t enter talks for final agreement with US without end to Lebanon war

By AFP and ToI Staff 21 June 2026, 1:55 pm

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A man inspects the damage at the site of Lebanon's central bank building that was targeted in an Isreali strike the previous day in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 21, 2026. (Abbas FAKIH / AFP) /

Iran warns that it will not enter into talks on a broader agreement with the United States unless the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon comes to an end.

“Without the implementation of these provisions, especially paragraph 1 [termination of the war on all fronts, including Lebanon], entry into the negotiation phase for the final agreement is not possible,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei writes on X, referring to a provision in the initial deal between Tehran and Washington.

Israel had no part in negotiating the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran and has resisted efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon to be made part of the deal.