An Iranian source familiar with the details tells Tasnim that negotiations will be stopped if Israel does not withdraw from Lebanon. The warning, reported by the Iranian news agency, reiterates Iran's long-standing precondition linking any diplomatic progress to an Israeli pullout from southern Lebanon.
At 18:52 Jerusalem on Sunday, an Iranian source familiar with the details told the state-aligned Tasnim news agency that negotiations will be stopped if Israel does not withdraw from Lebanon. The warning, which The Zioneer flagged at 20:49 as the latest in a thread of escalating threats, follows a signal at 20:40 Jerusalem — also attributed to Iranian sources — that talks were frozen until a Lebanon ceasefire and an IDF withdrawal. That earlier bulletin, matched to the same thread, preceded this direct Tasnim ultimatum by minutes.
The thread has hardened rapidly. At 18:52 Jerusalem on the same day, a member of Iran's negotiating delegation ruled out any talks before the Lebanon war ends, and negotiator Korban Zadeh warned that talks will not continue without ending the Lebanon war. A version 2 item, also published at 18:52 Jerusalem, had already quoted Tasnim reporting that Tehran will halt negotiations without an Israeli withdrawal. The earliest version, published at 18:52 Jerusalem, carried the same warning from a single Iranian source — Tasnim — with no corroboration. By 18:52, the warnings were being echoed through multiple Iranian channels, including state television reporting a delegation protest over President Trump's statements. The current Tasnim item, cited as an on-record source, represents the most direct formulation yet.
As The Zioneer reported on June 15, Israeli sources told The Jerusalem Post that the IDF will not withdraw from Lebanon but will refrain from striking if the ceasefire holds. Prime Minister Netanyahu has not publicly addressed the Lebanon clause. Over the past week, Iranian threats have escalated: on June 15, an ultimatum demanded withdrawal by that night; on June 19, Iran warned that any Israeli attack on Beirut would void the reported US-Iran agreement; and on June 20, the delegation threatened to quit if Israeli strikes on Lebanon continued.
The Tasnim report remains based on a single Iranian source — no second channel or independent confirmation has emerged. Whether the threat leads to a concrete halt in negotiations — or is a negotiating tactic — remains open.
6 developments
- DevelopingIran says ceasefire insufficient, won't begin final-deal talks until Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon
- DevelopingIran delegation threatens to quit negotiations if Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue
- StrongIran conditions war-ending deal on Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon
- DevelopingIran threatens to blow up agreement unless IDF withdraws from Lebanon by tonight
Source and signal
- Internal intake