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Lebanon; the complete lifting of the naval blockade within 30 days; a US commitment to withdraw its forces from around Iran; and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The draft also mentions the suspension
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei two days earlier. Israel has killed 2,294 people in Lebanon since March 2, including [journalists](/news/2026/4/23/what-we-know-about-israel-killing-lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil) and [medics](/news/2026/3/14/israel-kills-12-medics-in-attack-in-southern-lebanon-as-war-drags-on). It has also [displaced](/features/2026/4/20/to-stay-or-to-go-no-good-options-for-lebanon-displaced) more than
negotiations and prevent Tehran from asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz. - **US urges meeting of Israel, Lebanon:** The US embassy in Lebanon called for a meeting between Lebanese and Israeli leaders as the Lebanese
negotiations between Iran and the US remain [deadlocked](/news/2026/5/11/unacceptable-whats-irans-peace-proposal-that-trump-has-rejected). The US is demanding that Iran dismantle its nuclear programme and lift its restrictions on the strait. Iran has countered with calls for war reparations
negotiated over an extendable 60-day period. Deadly clashes have meanwhile continued between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia, despite the deal and a ceasefire the two sides agreed on Friday. Israel has insisted
negotiated with Israel. “This ceasefire is a tactical palliative, not a substitute for Iran’s strategic demand,” he said, adding that Tehran’s insistence on Lebanon being part of any broader deal, rather than handled
US must include an end to fighting in Lebanon. On Monday, it warned that continued aggression would be met with “more severe and crushing measures”. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said
US-Iran talks in Switzerland on Sunday. He told reporters he hoped to make progress "on the nuclear issue" and on the "Lebanon ceasefire issue". Asked about clashes between Israel and Hezbollah and Israeli
ceasefire in Lebanon had to be included in the memorandum of understanding that would lead to [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) allowing commercial shipping through the strait, and the US lifting its blockade of Iran
negotiations. A leading Hezbollah politician expressed confidence on Friday that Iran will insist on Lebanon being included in a deal between Tehran and Washington. Hezbollah entered the regional conflict on 2 March, opening fire
negotiations. Such behaviour is effectively like ‘stabbing from behind’”. - **Iran has denied any involvement in damage to a South Korean-operated vessel in the strait of Hormuz,** which suffered an explosion and fire on Monday
Lebanon after a 10-day [ceasefire took effect](/news/liveblog/2026/4/17/iran-war-live-ceasefire-starts-in-lebanon-as-trump-says-tehran-deal-close), paving the way for talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials on a longer-term deal, according to the US State Department. United States President Donald Trump
US, and their allies, to cease fighting, and for Israel to end its offensive in Lebanon. On Saturday, Trump spoke to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the key original advocate of the war when
ceasefire, which US President Donald Trump has now extended for an unspecified period of time after negotiators [failed to arrive](/news/2026/4/21/trump-announces-extending-iran-ceasefire-but-says-blockade-remains) in Pakistan for talks. In downtown Tehran’s Enghelab (Revolution) Square, a Khorramshahr
ceasefire reached two months earlier between the US and Iran, threatened to unravel months of negotiations. “He will have no choice,” Trump told the Financial Times when asked about the likelihood of Netanyahu approving
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Despite a November 2024 ceasefire, Israel had not stopped attacking Lebanon, but took advantage of the Hezbollah assault to launch a new wave of devastating attacks across
negotiating in Washington to reach an end to the conflict, though Hezbollah – the party fighting Israel – is not participating in the talks. Last week, [Hezbollah rejected a ceasefire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/israel-lebanon-renew-ceasefire-hezbollah-trump-iran-deal-middle-east-us) proposed by the Lebanese
US and Iran are close to a permanent deal and that negotiations are progressing, but so far no formal agreement has been reached. Trump and senior aides met on Friday to make a "final determination
negotiations marking the first direct diplomatic talks between Lebanon and Israel in more than three decades. Last week, the ceasefire was extended by 45 days, but the violence has continued, and Hezbollah has continued
negotiations aimed at ending the war. However, Araghchi said a “deadlock” remained over the issue of Iran’s enriched nuclear material. Trump also suggested he could be open to Iran placing its civilian nuclear programme