Iran halts indirect talks with US over Israeli attacks in Lebanon: State media
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Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi Photograph: (AFP)
The developments have raised fears of a broader regional conflict at a time when diplomatic efforts to stabilise West Asia remain fragile.
Iran on Monday (June 1) suspended indirect talks with the United States and said it was opening "other fronts" in the war to protest Israel’s expanding offensive in Lebanon, reported Iranian news outlet linked to its Revolutionary Guard Corps. Tehran argued that the attacks by Israel against Lebanon “violated” the ceasefire.
“Due to the continuation of the Zionist regime’s actions in Lebanon and given that Lebanon was one of the preconditions of the ceasefire and that this ceasefire has now been violated on all fronts ... the Iranian negotiating team will suspend ‘talks and the exchange of texts through mediators,’” semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported.
Araghchi's warning to US
Earlier, Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi had warned saying, "A ceasefire between Iran and the United States constitutes, without any ambiguity, a comprehensive ceasefire across all fronts, including Lebanon. Any violation of this ceasefire on one front shall be considered a violation of it across all fronts."
"The United States and Israel bear responsibility for the consequences of any breach of the truce," Araghchi further said.
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While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to advance further into Lebanese territory, and the UN Security Council was convening an emergency session on Monday following Israel's seizure of the mediaeval Beaufort castle. Baqaei made clear that Tehran would not stand aside, saying Iran "will take all measures to support Lebanon and the resistance against the Zionist regime's illegal aggression."
Although a ceasefire between Iran, the US and Israel has nominally held since April 8, fighting has persisted in Lebanon.
The developments have raised fears of a broader regional conflict at a time when diplomatic efforts to stabilise West Asia remain fragile.
