The formal US-Iran negotiations began Sunday in Switzerland, with CBS News reporting that an emergency session on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict has been added to the first day's schedule. The report cites a diplomat present at the talks; the agenda adjustment follows prior statements from a Hezbollah official that Lebanon would top the talks.
The formal US-Iran peace talks opened in Switzerland on Sunday, with the first session now underway at this hour. The development confirms earlier reports from CBS News, first cited by The Zioneer at 05:57 Jerusalem, that an emergency session on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict had been added to the opening day's agenda — and a subsequent update at 05:57 Jerusalem from a diplomat present at the talks indicated that the Hezbollah session would be the first item on the agenda, ahead of the Iranian nuclear program and other technical issues.
The thread began at 05:57 Jerusalem when CBS, cited by journalist Tomer Almagor, reported that an emergency session on an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire had been added to the first round of talks, based on one unconfirmed source. By the same timestamp, a second bulletin from The Zioneer cited a diplomat present telling CBS that the session would be the first item — matching prior statements from Hezbollah deputy political council head Mahmoud Qamati, who told Channel 11's Arab desk at 08:24 Jerusalem that Lebanon would top the talks. The Zioneer also reported at 10:43 Jerusalem that the initial US demand in the talks, according to i24NEWS, would be to allow IAEA inspectors access to Iranian nuclear sites for an updated assessment.
As The Zioneer reported on Sunday at 01:30 Jerusalem, fighting in Lebanon was already threatening the US-Iran peace talks, casting a shadow over the diplomatic process. The Zioneer also reported at 08:30 Jerusalem that Israeli political analyst Yaakov Bardugo said Israel must be included at the decision table as the talks continue.
The precise format of the Hezbollah emergency session remains unclear — whether it involves direct US-Iran discussion, mediated talks, or a separate track — and the CBS report has not yet been corroborated by additional independent sources. The talks come amid active fighting on the Israel-Lebanon front.
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