The Iranian delegation has threatened to withdraw from the current negotiations if Israeli strikes in Lebanon persist, according to Al Arabiya. The warning is the latest in a series of escalating Iranian diplomatic and military threats over the past week linked to IDF operations against Hezbollah.
The threat, reported by Al Arabiya and attributed to the Iranian delegation, is the sharpest yet by Tehran during the current diplomatic round and explicitly conditions continued participation on a halt to Israeli operations in Lebanon. It follows a pattern of escalating warnings: over the past week The Zioneer has reported multiple Iranian signals — from an IRGC spokesperson's warning that Iran is 'ready to strike if Lebanon attacks continue' (June 18) to a Pakistani Foreign Ministry source stating that Iran 'refuses to compromise on the Lebanon file' (June 19). Iran has also threatened to 'blow up an agreement' unless the IDF withdraws from Lebanon (June 15), and warned of 'further escalation' (June 19).
The report comes from a single source — Al Arabiya — and has not yet been independently confirmed. The concrete implications for the negotiations remain unclear.
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