Iran's negotiating team will not leave for talks in Switzerland, a source told the Al-Mayadeen network, citing what it called ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon. The announcement follows the suspension of the delegation's departure reported earlier this evening.
The Iranian delegation has now officially canceled its trip to Switzerland, a source told the pro-Iranian Al-Mayadeen network at approximately 22:42, escalating the earlier suspension reported at 22:20. The source attributed the cancellation to 'ongoing violations' of the Lebanon ceasefire by Israel, without specifying the alleged violations. This development follows a series of statements by Iranian officials throughout the evening. At 22:20, a first report cited by Al-Mayadeen said the delegation had suspended its departure in protest over Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, while an official Iranian source told Fars News, also at 22:20, that the team had paused all further talks until it received full assurance that the strikes on Lebanon had stopped. The earlier reports were based on a single source and were not independently verified. As The Zioneer reported on Thu 22:28 Jerusalem, the delegation had already suspended its departure, with Tehran warning that strikes reaching 10 km into Lebanese territory violated the first article of the memorandum of understanding and the framework agreement. No official confirmation has been issued by the Iranian Foreign Ministry or by Swiss mediators. The specific nature of the alleged Israeli violations remains unverified, and it is not yet clear whether the cancellation is permanent or whether talks could resume if the security conditions cited by Tehran change.
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