Three clauses of the armistice already violated, claims Iran. Negotiations in this context, “unreasonable” / The situation in Hormuz
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the ceasefire agreement and negotiations with the United States were “unreasonable” at this point, as three clauses in the 10-point proposal had been violated before Friday's talks in Pakistan, Reuters and The New York Times reported.
According to the Iranian official, two of the violations refer to the entry of an “intruder drone” into the national airspace, respectively to the denial of Tehran's right to enrich uranium.
In addition, Israeli forces continue to attack Hezbollah in Lebanon, although this must also be included in the truce despite objections from the United States and Israel, Ghalibaf said.
While he said negotiations and a ceasefire were “unreasonable” given those issues and the United States' opposition to Iran's uranium enrichment, Ghalibaf stopped short of saying his country would resume hostilities or withdraw from talks.
Fars, a news agency connected to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, claims that “the passage of oil vessels through the Strait of Hormuz was stopped after Israel's attacks on Lebanon,” according to Agerpres.
Israel and the US say the ceasefire does not include Lebanon
On Wednesday, in his first address to the Israeli public since the US president's truce announcement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ceasefire agreement did not cover Lebanon, where Israeli forces have launched an offensive against Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah.
In fact, on Wednesday itself, Israeli forces launched one of the most extensive attacks against Hezbollah since this war began. According to Lebanese authorities, at least 112 people were killed.
US Vice President JD Vance said for his part that the US did not agree to the inclusion of Lebanon in the agreement.
Instead, Pakistan, which helped broker the truce between the United States and Iran, said the deal should also cover Lebanon.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have threatened to respond militarily if attacks on Lebanon are not “stopped immediately,” according to Iranian media.
Also Wednesday, Prime Minister Netanyahu said the deal was “fully coordinated” with Israel, appearing to dismiss media reports and criticism from his political opponents that Israel had not been consulted. He also noted that Israel and the United States have made “extraordinary achievements” in the war against Iran.
