The Iranian delegation arrived at the building where talks are being held Sunday midday, the Arabic Desk reports. The Foreign Ministry spokesman said bilateral meetings with Pakistan and Qatar as mediators are set, followed by quadrilateral meetings between the Iranian and US delegations with Qatari and Pakistani representatives. Tehran's single demand is a halt to the fighting in Lebanon, according to the source.
The Iranian delegation has arrived at the venue for Sunday's bilateral and quadrilateral talks in the latest step in the mediated US-Iran dialogue, the Arabic Desk reports. According to the desk's account, the delegation entered the building midday, with bilateral meetings with Pakistani and Qatari mediators to precede a quadrilateral session that includes the US, Qatar, and Pakistan. The Foreign Ministry spokesman again stated that the single Iranian demand on the agenda is an end to the fighting in Lebanon.
As The Zioneer reported at 11:19 and 11:37 Jerusalem on Sunday, Iran had earlier confirmed the schedule for today's talks, including US participation in the quadrilateral meeting. The current iteration follows a thread of mediated talks: earlier this week, on Thursday Jun 18, Hezbollah senior official Hassan Fadlallah claimed the US-Iran deal constituted a strategic victory for Iran and included a ceasefire in Lebanon; on Friday Jun 19, a diplomatic source told CNN that Iran had asked mediators for guarantees that the fighting in Lebanon would cease per a signed framework. The thread also includes prior Iranian demands — as reported on Thursday Jun 11, the negotiating team stated Iran would not accept IDF forces remaining in southern Lebanon — and a US presentation of sweeping demands, including limiting Iran's ballistic missile range and securing guarantees from China and Russia on proxy funding, as The Zioneer reported on Sunday Jun 14.
The talks, as The Zioneer has reported throughout the week, are being mediated by Qatar and Pakistan in an effort to reach a regional deal that includes Lebanon. The desk's own earlier reporting noted that Arab diplomats have urged both sides to resume direct talks, and an unverified report from a Hezbollah-aligned outlet on Friday Jun 12 described "significant progress" toward a comprehensive agreement.
The sole source for the delegation's arrival remains the Arabic Desk, an Iranian-aligned outlet. No official confirmation from Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, or the United States about the delegation's arrival, the proceedings, or the substance of the talks has been published at this hour.
3 developments
- DevelopingIran demands guarantees for ending Lebanon fighting, diplomatic source tells CNN
- StrongIran confirms it will attend Switzerland talks, demands US enforce halt to Israeli Lebanon strikes
- DevelopingIran says it will not accept Israeli forces remaining in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingIran delegation threatens to quit negotiations if Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue
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