Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran will halt negotiations if Israel does not withdraw from Lebanon. Separately, Iranian state television said the delegation to talks in Switzerland expressed protest over recent statements by President Trump.
Iran has issued a new ultimatum linking continued US-Iran negotiations to an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, according to the state-affiliated Tasnim news agency. The report, cited by a Hebrew-language Iran-monitoring channel, states that if Israel does not withdraw, Tehran will halt the talks. This follows Sunday morning's opening of US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland, where Iran had already linked reopening the Strait of Hormuz to a Lebanese ceasefire. The Iranian delegation also reportedly protested recent statements by President Trump, though Tasnim did not specify which remarks. The threat comes amid a flurry of statements from US officials — Senator Lindsey Graham said Sunday that if the deal fails, Trump will seize control of the Strait of Hormuz. The Zioneer reported earlier on Sunday that Graham assessed Trump would expand the Abraham Accords to include Saudi Arabia without an Iran deal.
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