Israel Launches Attack on Lebanon as Iran Suspends US Talks

Iran has suspended all mediated exchanges in peace talks with the United States (US), citing Israel’s ongoing invasion of Lebanon.

According to AFP and Anadolu Agency on Monday, 1 June 2026, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that Tehran has halted all peace negotiations with the US due to Israel’s current invasion of Lebanon.

‘The ongoing crimes of the Zionist regime in Lebanon, coupled with the fact that Lebanon is a prerequisite for a ceasefire and that this ceasefire has now been breached across all fronts, including Lebanon, has led Iran’s negotiation team to suspend dialogue and text exchanges through mediators,’ Tasnim reported.

Iran is demanding an ‘immediate cessation’ of Israeli military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, and the withdrawal of its forces from occupied territories in its northern neighbour as a condition for resuming talks.

Israeli military forces have advanced further into southern Lebanon than at any point since ending their occupation of the region in 2000, warning residents in the southern suburbs of Beirut to evacuate ahead of potential strikes.

Tasnim also reported that Iran and its allies have ‘resolved to fully block the Strait of Hormuz and activate another front, including the Bab al-Mandab Strait’ at the entrance to the Red Sea.

Iranian allies from Yemen, the Houthis, previously attacked ships in the strait and surrounding waters, forcing vessels to take lengthy detours around Africa instead of sailing through the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

Pakistan has been the main mediator in talks between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending the war launched by the US and Israel, which has rapidly spread across the region.

A ceasefire has been in place since 8 April and has held despite occasional incidents, but negotiations to end the war have so far failed.