The peace negotiations between the United States and Iran have been suspended.
On Monday morning, Iranian state media reported that all diplomatic communications between Iran and the United States had been cut off.
The move by Iran comes just hours after Israel launched attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.
CNN provided the latest update on the suspension of the peace talks:
Iranian state media has just reported that Iran has suspended talks with the United States in protest of Israel’s military action in Lebanon.
The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump this weekend sent back changes to a proposed deal to extend his country’s existing ceasefire with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his country’s military to strike Beirut’s Dahieh district, a Hezbollah stronghold, he said today. The plans are coordinated with the US, an Israeli source told CNN.
The US blockade of Iran’s ports and Israel’s war in Lebanon “are clear evidence” of the US’ “noncompliance with the ceasefire,” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator, said today, before the suspension of talks was reported.
Yesterday, the Israeli military captured a strategic, Crusader-era castle in southern Lebanon, 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) from the Israeli border, after days of fierce fighting in the area.
The US military conducted what it called “self-defense strikes” on Iranian military infrastructure over the weekend, US Central Command said yesterday.
NEW: Iran has suspended all diplomatic communication and messages with the United States, according to Iranian state media. The decision was reportedly due to Iranian opposition to the Israeli strikes against Hezbollah.
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Iranian officials have also signaled they will begin a blockade on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait:
BREAKING: Iran says it has now decided to execute the full blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait as the next operational step following the announcement of ending all negotiations and communication with the US, per Tasnim.
Oil is surging over 8%, now at $94.
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CNBC reported on Iran’s new plans to conduct another blockade:
“No dialogue will take place” until Israel fully withdraws from occupied areas in Lebanon and stops all attacks in both Lebanon and Gaza, per Tasnim.
“Also, the resistance front and Iran have resolved to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts including the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, in order to punish the Zionists and their supporters,” the report said.
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a trade chokepoint that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
Oil prices leapt more than 7% higher following Tasnim’s report, which signaled a breakdown in efforts to reach a diplomatic end to the war that is now in its fourth month.
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