A senior US official assessed that Iranian complaints about alleged Israeli violations of the Lebanon ceasefire may be why negotiations set for today in Switzerland will not take place, according to Barak Ravid (N12). The talks would have been the latest round of US-Iran discussions linked to the Lebanon front.
A senior US official assessed early Friday that Iranian allegations of Israeli ceasefire violations in Lebanon may be the reason talks scheduled for today in Switzerland are expected to be canceled, according to Barak Ravid (N12). The assessment follows a week of Iranian signals that the talks were in doubt. On Thursday, Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen reported that the Iranian delegation had canceled its trip to Switzerland over IDF strikes in Lebanon — a report the US official's remark now partially aligns with. Iran's parliament speaker had also threatened to end dialogue after an Israeli strike in Lebanon earlier this week. The diplomatic round was seen as part of a broader US-Iran framework linking the Lebanon ceasefire, Israeli operations, and Iranian sanctions relief. The White House and Iran's foreign ministry have not yet issued statements on the status of today's talks as of 05:09 Jerusalem time.
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