Negotiating team delegations in Geneva began preparatory talks Sunday morning ahead of the first official session of talks focusing on Lebanon, according to the Al-Mayadeen network as reported by journalist Yaron Schneider (N12). The session is expected to open at 14:30 Jerusalem time, with the first agenda item being implementation of the article concerning a ceasefire, specifically in Lebanon.
Preparatory meetings between the delegations ahead of the first official session of the US-Iran talks on Lebanon began Sunday morning in Geneva, according to the Al-Mayadeen network as reported by journalist Yaron Schneider (N12). The session is scheduled to open at 14:30 Jerusalem time with implementation of the ceasefire article — specifically in Lebanon — first on the agenda.
This development follows the thread The Zioneer has tracked through Sunday morning. At 08:24 Jerusalem, Hezbollah deputy political council head Mahmoud Qamati stated that Lebanon would be the first item in the US-Iran talks in Switzerland, warning of a response to violations. By 17:28 Jerusalem Saturday, the Lebanese channel Al-Mayadeen had reported that technical-level meetings between the US and Iran had begun in Switzerland, ahead of the formal session. The talks were preceded by a Pakistani announcement Saturday evening that technical-level talks on an interim deal would begin Sunday.
As The Zioneer reported on June 3 and June 9 respectively, the Israeli Prime Minister convened a special discussion on Israel's response in Lebanon, and the security cabinet held a 3.5-hour session on the northern front. These developments set the stage for the diplomatic track now underway in Geneva.
The scope of the delegations — who is representing each side and whether Hezbollah itself has a direct role in the talks — has not been independently confirmed. The preparatory meetings are described by a single source, Al-Mayadeen, and the precise framework linking the Lebanon track to the broader US-Iran nuclear negotiations remains unclear.
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- DevelopingReport: Fifth round of Lebanon-Israel border talks to open in Washington on June 22
- DevelopingIran's deputy FM: US-Iran talks set for Geneva on Friday to set negotiation terms
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