Iran calls off negotiations with US following Israel strike on Beirut
Iran has halted negotiations with the US in response to Israel's recent strikes on Beirut. This decision disrupts ongoing efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and initiate formal peace talks. Iranian officials have emphasized that dialogue will not resume until their demands regarding Israel's military actions are met.
- ▪Iran has shut down communications with the US through mediators due to Israel's strikes on Beirut.
- ▪The Iranian negotiating team has suspended discussions until their conditions regarding Israel's military actions are satisfied.
- ▪Iran has threatened to open new fronts in the conflict, including targeting oil chokepoints in the region.
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Politics breaking Iran calls off negotiations with US following Israel strike on Beirut By Caitlin Doornbos Published June 1, 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Iran has shut down its communications with the US through mediators in protest of Israel’s Monday strikes on Beirut, disrupting weeks of attempts to find a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart formal peace talks. “In light of the ongoing crimes of the Zionist regime in Lebanon and given that Lebanon was part of the ceasefire preconditions, and now this ceasefire has been violated on all fronts, including Lebanon, the Iranian negotiating team is suspending ‘discussions and exchanges of texts through intermediaries,'” the IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency…
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