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Monday, June 1, 2026
Iran reportedly pulls back from talks with US over intensification of IDF attacks in Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran’s Tasnim news agency says that Iran’s negotiating team is stopping the exchange of messages with the United States through mediators because of the IDF’s intensified attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
The agency says that Iran and its “Axis of Resistance” have set an agenda to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts, including the Bab El Mandeb Strait, in order to “punish” Israel and its supporters.
If the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen, open a new front in the conflict, one obvious target would be the Bab El Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen, a key shipping chokepoint and narrow passageway that controls sea traffic towards the Suez Canal.
“Violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts. The U.S. and Israel are responsible for the consequences of any violation,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said earlier today, referring to Israeli operations in Lebanon.
“The immediate cessation of the Zionist regime’s aggressive and brutal army operations in Gaza and Lebanon and the necessity of the regime’s complete withdrawal from the occupied areas in Lebanon have been emphasized by Iranian officials and negotiators, and there will be no talks until Iran and the resistance’s views on this matter are met,” Tasnim adds.
Iran Halts Indirect Talks With U.S. Over Lebanon and Gaza Ceasefire Violations – Tasnim News
Iranian negotiation team to stop dialogue and text exchanges through intermediaries
Move follows alleged violations of ceasefire conditions, including in Lebanon
Iranian officials… https://t.co/cCCe2JmVLM
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