Vance: Iran must not allow the ceasefire to collapse because of Lebanon
He said US Vice President Jay D. Vance It comes down to Iran if it wants the truce to collapse, calling on Tehran not to allow the The fragile ceasefire due to the Israeli attacks on Lebanon, days before he leads talks with Tehran in Pakistan.
While Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that a ceasefire in Lebanon is one of the basic conditions in Tehran’s 10-point plan that forms the basis of the truce with the United States, Vance expressed his belief that there was a misunderstanding.
The US Vice President said: "I think the Iranians thought the ceasefire included Lebanon, but it did not include it. We never made a promise about that"
The possibility of the negotiations collapsing
Vance’s statements came upon his departure from Hungary, which he visited to support Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s election campaign.
Vance told reporters in Hungary: "If Iran wants to let these negotiations collapse because of Lebanon, which has nothing to do with it, and which the United States never said was part of the ceasefire, then that is ultimately its choice."
The day after Washington and Tehran reached a two-week truce, the Israeli occupation entity launched the most violent raids in Lebanon since Hezbollah’s involvement in the war in early March.
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The Israeli raids on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of 182 people and the wounding of 890 others, in a new, non-final toll from the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
Very serious consequences
Vance said that Trump expects Iran to fulfill its promise to open the Strait of Hormuz to the passage of oil.
He continued: "If they break their commitment to this deal, they will face very serious consequences"
Vance is scheduled to lead the US delegation to the negotiations in Pakistan next Saturday.
The delegation will include, in addition to Vance, the US special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, according to what White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt explained in a press conference.
The White House said earlier that the talks in Islamabad may be direct.
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