Iran-US talks were halted after Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Iranian state-linked Tasnim News Agency said on Monday, raising new doubts over diplomatic efforts to preserve a fragile ceasefire.
Tasnim said Tehran had stopped indirect exchanges with Washington through mediators because of Israeli operations in Lebanon, where Israel has widened attacks against Hezbollah-linked targets. U.S. President Donald Trump said he had not been told that Iran had suspended talks, according to Sky News and other reports.
Iranian state television also said the ceasefire agreed in early April was likely to collapse if Israeli attacks on Tehran-backed Hezbollah continued. The report gave no further operational details.
The dispute centres on Lebanon, whose capital is Beirut, and on Iran, whose capital is Tehran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office accused Hezbollah of repeated ceasefire violations, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on X that violations on one front amounted to violations on all fronts.
Oil prices rose after the Tasnim report, as traders weighed the risk of further disruption around the Strait of Hormuz and other regional shipping routes. MarketWatch reported that crude prices jumped after Iran was reported to have suspended talks with the United States.
Pakistan also remained involved in mediation efforts. Pakistan’s state broadcaster said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar discussed the regional situation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday.
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