The Israeli attacks on Lebanon on Wednesday were a “grave violation” of the US-Iran ceasefire, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said
Saeed Khatibzadeh accuses Israel of a “massacre” in Lebanon – air strikes killed 182 people there on Wednesday, according to the health ministry
Khatibzadeh also says the Strait of Hormuz will reopen if the US withdraws its aggression. After a day of horror in Beirut, it’s hard to know what Israel’s long-term strategy is,
Meanwhile, Donald Trump says US forces will remain “in place” in the region until Iran fully complies with the “real” ceasefire agreement
The US and Iran announced a ceasefire late on Tuesday – but there have been conflicting reports about what Iran actually agreed
Trump insists the deal includes “no nuclear weapons”, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. On Wednesday, ships were told by Iran that the strait “remains closed” – while the US insisted there had been an “uptick” in traffic.
On this weekend’s talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan, Khatibzadeh says that “back and forth messages” between both sides continued through Pakistan last night.
He adds that Iran is very much focused on getting this done as it’s within its national interests.
He says he understands that US Vice President JD Vance is going to lead the talks for the US, and the speaker of Iran’s parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is going to lead the talks for Iran.