Iran halts nuclear talks with US over Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Iran has stopped its indirect negotiations with the United States, according to multiple Iranian media outlets. The decision is a protest against recent Israeli military strikes on Lebanon, which Iran says violate a ceasefire. The talks, which were aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, have been frozen indefinitely.

An Iranian state-aligned outlet reported that the halt was ordered by Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Meanwhile, Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has reportedly offered to resign over the growing influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the country's politics. However, this report has not been independently confirmed.