Tehran suspends talks with U.S. over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Iranian media reports

Iran suspended talks with the U.S. to protest Israel’s expanding offensive in Lebanon, according to government-aligned media.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran suspended high-stakes negotiations with the United States on Monday to protest Israel’s expanding military offensive in Lebanon, according to government-aligned media, complicating efforts to end the three-month war.

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“The Iranian negotiating team will suspend ‘talks and the exchange of texts through mediators,’” the semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday that Iran might retaliate if Israeli attacks in Lebanon continue.