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Planned negotiations between the United States andIran in the Swiss resort of Burgenstock were called off Friday before theybegan, with Tehran citing ongoing Israeli military strikes in southern Lebanonas the reason for suspending its delegation's travel.
“The plans for the upcoming technical talks have notbeen finalized, and the US delegation has been prepared to depart at the firstavailable opportunity,” a White House spokesperson said.
An informed source told the Lebanese televisionnetwork Al Mayadeen that Iran's negotiating delegation had been preparing todepart when it suspended travel due to the escalation in Lebanon and thecontinued Israeli bombardments.
Tehran had previously informed Washington that theLebanon situation would directly affect whether talks proceeded, the sourceadded, citing Iranian warnings that Israeli military operations extending up toten kilometers inside Lebanese territory constituted a violation of the firstclause of an existing memorandum of understanding between the parties.
Before the cancellation was announced, Vance said in astatement that Israel and other regional actors must respect the emergingdiplomatic process. “The Israelis, just like everybody else, have to respectthis peace process that is fundamentally good for them and good for the entireregion.”
Vance added that President Donald Trump had grownfrustrated with disruptions at near-breakthrough moments in negotiations,specifically citing Israeli strikes on civilian areas of Beirut. “A lot ofpeople who have nothing to do with Hezbollah lose their lives. That is notacceptable,” he said.
poned Burgenstock session was intended toadvance a reported 14-point framework for a broader agreement betweenWashington and Tehran.
No new date for the talks has been announced by eithergovernment.
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