Iran says no more peace talks with US until Israel stops its operations

Source: The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Iran says no more peace talks with US until Israel stops its operations

Report from the IRGC-linked Tasnim news agency says talks on hold until Israel stops operations in Lebanon and Gaza

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Israel defence minister says 'no calm in Beirut' unless Hezbollah stops attacks

Israel’s defence minister said there would be “no calm in Beirut” if Hezbollah attacks continued and vowed to establish a military-controlled zone in the area of south Lebanon’s Litani River.

“The Dahiyeh in Beirut is no different from the communities in northern Israel – if there is no calm in the north, there will be no calm in Beirut,” Israel Katz said in a statement released by his office, referring to Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold where he and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier ordered strikes.

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Iran says no peace talks with US until Israeli operations cease

Iran says there will be no peace talks with the US until its demands on the cessation of Israeli operations in Lebanon and Gaza are met, according to the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency.

Tasnim reported that Iran’s negotiating team is pulling out of message exchanges through mediators with the US over Israel’s offensive in Lebanon.

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