01.06.2026 16:41
Sources speaking to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iran's negotiation team has halted message exchanges with the US due to the attacks in Lebanon. Iranian media also quoted: "There will be no further talks until Iran's condition of halting Israel's attacks in Lebanon and Gaza is met."
Indirect talks over a long-standing agreement text between the US and Iran have stalled due to Israel's operations in Lebanon. According to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, Israel's intensification of attacks on Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire has drawn a harsh response from the Tehran front.
"NO TALKS UNTIL CONDITIONS ARE MET"
In the news article published by Tasnim, it stated, "Iran's negotiation team is halting the exchange of messages with the US due to the attacks in Lebanon." The details emphasized that the Tehran administration has drawn a clear line, saying, "There will be no further talks of any kind until the condition of Israel stopping its attacks on Lebanon and Gaza is met."
ARAKCHI'S STRONG WARNING: THE US AND ISRAEL ARE RESPONSIBLE
Following the crisis, striking statements also came from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Araghchi noted that the ceasefire established between Iran and the US was a "definitive ceasefire" covering not just a specific region but all fronts, including Lebanon, and highlighted that the boundaries had been crossed.
Araghchi expressed his diplomatic reaction with these words:
"A violation of the ceasefire on any front means a violation on all fronts. The US and Israel are directly responsible for the consequences of any violation."
THE MOMENT DIPLOMACY BROKE: NETANYAHU'S ORDER FOR BEIRUT
This tough stance from the Iranian front and the decision to cut diplomatic communication occurred simultaneously with hot developments on the ground. The decision to cut communication came on the day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly ordered the military to launch new airstrikes on the Dahiyeh district in southern Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, which drew attention.