A senior US administration official told Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) that nothing has been canceled regarding talks with Iran. Technical discussions on implementing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) are advancing as planned in the coming days, and deconfliction channels established after the Lake Lucerne summit remain active and functioning.
The remarks by the US official — conveyed exclusively to i24NEWS's Amichai Stein — contradict speculation that the US-Iran track stalled after the Lake Lucerne summit. The official explicitly stated that the technical talks, focusing on implementation of the MoU, are proceeding on schedule and that deconfliction mechanisms to prevent friction between US, Iranian, and allied forces are operating normally.
As The Zioneer reported, the emerging US-Iran understandings have sparked debate in Israel over whether they limit IDF operations in southern Lebanon. Israeli officials have repeatedly insisted that Israel is not bound by the agreement's terms (June 17 Maariv) and that Iran's attempt to link the Lebanon and nuclear fronts has failed (June 12 senior Israeli official).
The US official's statement provides the first on-record confirmation in days that the diplomatic process remains on track. The substance of the technical discussions and any timeline for further steps were not disclosed.
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