Meanwhile, Tasnim News Agency reported that Iran has not agreed to a date for a second round of talks.
“We are now focusing on finalising the framework of understanding between the two sides. We don’t want to enter into any negotiation or meeting which is doomed to fail and which can be a pretext for another round of escalation,” Iranian deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told reporters in Turkey.
Iran’s national security council said it had received new U.S. proposals through Pakistani mediation and was reviewing them, but had not yet responded.
A fragile cease-fire in Lebanon has prompted tens of thousands of displaced families to begin returning home, even as violence persists. Lebanese officials accused Israel of violating the truce within hours of its start, and a French peacekeeper was reported killed in an attack attributed to the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah.
Residents in southern Lebanon have also reported continued shelling, while the Israeli military said it had carried out “precise strikes” against Hezbollah positions, accusing the group of breaching “cease-fire understandings.” The conflicting claims underscored the uncertainty surrounding the 10-day truce, which is seen as critical to preventing the wider Iran-Israel conflict from escalating further.
