U.S. Says Trump Still Wants Iran Deal, Tehran Says Talks Are Paused

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Sunday that President Donald Trump still intends to sign a peace agreement with Iran, and that he wants the initial framework completed today. Waltz said he would leave the exact details and timing to the White House, adding that the Iranians are “incredibly difficult negotiators” and that they have trouble taking direction from their supreme leader and are not always aligned internally.

On the Iranian side, Mohammad Marandi, a professor and one of the negotiators on Iran’s delegation, posted on X that “for now, there will be no more negotiations.”

The two statements came after Israel struck Beirut’s Dahieh district, following repeated Hezbollah violations, including drone and missile fire toward Israel and its civilians. The escalation was accompanied by sharp threats from several senior figures in Tehran.

Among them, the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters said that the “crimes of the Zionist entity will not go unanswered.” Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesman for the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, warned Israel against what he called a “miscalculation.” Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf also hardened the tone, writing that the “Zionist invasion of Dahieh” proved again that America lacks the will or the ability to meet its commitments, and that the “good cop, bad cop” game is outdated.