Iranian media report that a trilateral meeting between Iran, the United States, and Qatar is currently underway in Switzerland to discuss a ceasefire in Lebanon, according to the news from Israeli journalist Assaf Rozentsvayg (N12). Separately, the Iranian Supreme Leader's representative to the IRGC said Iran will never befriend America and will never abandon its goal of destroying Israel.
Iranian media report that a trilateral meeting between Iran, the United States, and Qatar is now underway in Switzerland to discuss a Lebanon ceasefire, according to Israeli journalist Assaf Rozentsvayg (N12). This comes after Qatar had already mediated the initial session of the broader US-Iran talks earlier Sunday, as The Zioneer reported at 05:57 Jerusalem. The trilateral format is a new development in a thread that has seen direct US-Iran talks mediated by Switzerland, with Qatar and Pakistan also involved in earlier mediation.
The thread on this story began before dawn Sunday when CBS News reported, citing a single diplomat, that an emergency session on an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire had been added to the first round of US-Iran talks. That report, unconfirmed by additional outlets at the time, was followed by Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qamati saying at 08:24 Jerusalem that Lebanon would be the first item on the agenda. By 10:38, an Iranian delegation had met Swiss counterparts; formal negotiations opened at 13:25 with Qatar and Pakistan mediating the initial session, and a Swiss foreign ministry announcement confirming the delegations were led by Iran's Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and US Vice President JD Vance. The current trilateral report extends that sequence and adds Qatar as a direct partner.
As The Zioneer reported Saturday (June 20), Iran had conditioned nuclear talks on a Lebanon ceasefire, and Foreign Minister Araghchi was considering a trip to Switzerland. A senior Iranian official said Sunday at 12:51 Jerusalem that Tehran will never abandon its goal of destroying Israel. Separately Sunday, Abdollah Haji Sadeghi, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s representative to the IRGC, reiterated that Iran will never befriend America and will never give up its aim to eliminate the Zionist entity.
It remains unclear whether the trilateral meeting includes direct US-Iran discussion or is solely mediated by Qatar. The report comes from Iranian media cited by an Israeli journalist and has not been independently confirmed by The Zioneer or additional newsrooms.
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