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negotiations](/news/2026/5/14/what-is-on-the-table-during-lebanon-israel-direct-negotiations) between the US and Iran on the one hand, and Israel and Lebanon on the other, has seen Tehran’s support for its regional proxies has come under the spotlight, which could have
negotiated between Washington and Tehran because the US president “calls the shots”. “He won’t have any choice,” Trump told the Financial Times in a telephone interview. “I call the shots. I call
mediator in the US-Israel war against Iran. Officials in Beijing and Islamabad in March presented a five-point plan with the aim of bringing about a ceasefire and re-opening the Strait of Hormuz
negotiations with Iran, adding that they had both agreed that all enriched uranium must be removed from Iran to prevent it from developing a nuclear bomb. Iran has steadfastly refused to give up its enriched
mediator in negotiations between the two countries. Vice President Vance, Washington's lead negotiator, said a major sticking point that led to the breakdown in Saturday's talks was Iran's refusal to commit
negotiations to end the US-Israel war on Iran. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed it carried out the [“self-defence strikes](/news/2026/5/26/us-military-launches-strikes-on-southern-iran-amid-talks-in-qatar/)” to protect US troops from threats posed by Iranian forces. However
mediator Pakistan maintain that Lebanon was included in the initial ceasefire, while the US and Israel argue it was not. At Tuesday’s meeting, the two sides entered with sharply different priorities. Israel ruled
mediators a list of "red lines" for negotiations, including on nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has repeatedly said the complete eradication of Iran's atomic program is the key U.S. demand. Over
US [through mediators](/news/2026/4/14/pakistan-pm-headed-to-saudi-and-turkiye-amid-prospect-of-new-us-iran-talks) since the Iranian delegation returned from Islamabad on Sunday. The goal of any potential future talks will be to “fully cease the war and realise the rights of Iran” in addition
mediated by Pakistan. According to Iran’s Nour News Agency, the talks were based on Tehran’s original “14-point” proposal. 
negotiations were “meaningless” as long as Israel continued to bomb Lebanon, placing in doubt US-Iranian talks in [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan) scheduled for Saturday. Pezeshkian vowed Iran would not abandon the Lebanese people. According
mediation, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the talks, told The Associated Press that Iran had not communicated at all on Tuesday after saying that a ceasefire needed to be enforced in Lebanon
Iran meeting commitments under the deal. The US officials said the agreement had been signed electronically by Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. They also suggested more details
negotiations” with the US. He said “Hezbollah must understand that [there is] no other way but to sit and talk”, something Beirut is trying to achieve via direct talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials
mediators or more direct contacts, may be picking up that different factions are demanding different preconditions for the talks to restart. Trump at a minimum is implying that military hardliners have taken charge from
negotiators were set to convene in Washington for a second day of direct talks, which are now in their fourth round. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a congressional panel he was hopeful that
negotiations. - **Hormuz ‘must reopen’:** The Strait of Hormuz must reopen immediately “without restrictions and without tolling”, European Council President Antonio Costa said after talks with leaders from Lebanon and Syria. - **‘Diplomacy is not closed’ between
mediators emphasised “the demand to include Lebanon” in the broader ceasefire. Fadlallah said “the war will not just stop in Iran, but across the whole region, particularly in Lebanon”, and urged Lebanese authorities to “take
mediators, a proposal to extend the truce in the Gulf to allow for talks on a final settlement of the conflict launched 10 weeks ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran. A reporter for French
mediators [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan) passing to Iran a brief memorandum that the US has said could act as a basis for a more solid ceasefire allowing new talks. During a visit to Rome, Rubio