{"id":979,"date":"2026-06-01T15:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=979"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:12:36","slug":"iran-calls-off-negotiations-with-us-following-israeli-strike-on-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=979","title":{"rendered":"Iran calls off negotiations with US following Israeli strike on Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Iran has shut down its communications with the US through mediators in protest of Israel\u2019s Monday strikes on Beirut, disrupting weeks of attempts to find a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart formal peace talks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=977\">Dem Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner breaks silence on sexting scandal \u2013 with wife glued to his side<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 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 \u2018discussions and exchanges of texts through intermediaries,&#8217;\u201d the government-linked Tasnim News Agency wrote on X Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe immediate halt to the aggressive and brutal operations of the Zionist regime\u2019s army in Gaza and Lebanon, and the necessity of the regime\u2019s complete withdrawal from the occupied areas in Lebanon, have been emphasized by Iranian officials and negotiators, and as long as Iran\u2019s and the resistance\u2019s stance on this matter is not satisfied, there will be no dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=975\">Jill Biden takes swipe at Kamala Harris\u2019 claim that Joe undermined her: \u2018I was out on the trail every day\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iran also threatened to open new fronts in the war, including targeting another oil chokepoint in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Resistance Front and Iran have resolved to pursue the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the activation of other fronts, including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, as part of their agenda to punish the Zionists and their supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=973\">Stephen A. 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