Iran threatens to suspend peace talks after ‘violation of ceasefire’ in Lebanon

Tehran says it holds Israel and US responsible, while Trump says ‘going silent’ on negotiations ‘would be very good’ Iran has indicated it will suspend peace talks with the US in protest against Israel’s offensive in Lebanon, threatening the collapse of negotiations with Washington as the two sides skirmished amid a faltering ceasefire. The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said: “The ceasefire between Iran and the US is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon. Its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts. The US and Israel are responsible for the consequences of any violation.” A news agency aligned to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tehran was suspending its participation in talks designed to end the blockade of the strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump has said the US was not yet informed of Iran suspending talks but suggested he was not opposed to a halt in negotiations. “I think we’ve been talking too much, if you want to know the truth,” the US president told NBC News. “I think going silent would be very good, and that could be for a long time.” The US would not begin another military escala