Negotiations between the US and Iran canceled

Negotiations were scheduled to begin this Friday, two days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding that opened a 60-day deadline for negotiating a permanent agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, while also allowing the reestablishment of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

However, the talks were canceled after Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel launched a wave of retaliatory airstrikes in southern Lebanon, which left at least 18 dead.

The White House stated that the US continues to look forward to the start of negotiations “as soon as possible”, announcing that JD Vance, responsible for leading the talks on behalf of the Trump administration, will no longer travel to the planned meeting.

“The logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable,” a White House spokesperson said in a statement released Thursday night.

According to, at least 18 people died and more than 30 were injured in a new wave of bombings carried out by Israeli forces against several targets in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported this Friday.

As Israel Defense Forces announced, in turn, the death of four Israeli soldiers during clashes in Lebanon.

Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khameneideclared having approved the memorandum of understanding, despite existing reservations, at the same time the US officially lifted the blockade on Iranian ports.

Even before the negotiations were canceled, the Tasnim news agency reported that Iranian negotiators were awaiting concrete signs of the implementation of the interim agreement from Washington before moving forward to new rounds of negotiations. The same source also indicated that there was no confirmation that the Iranian delegation would travel to Geneva.

The cancellation of conversations occurs at a time of worsening of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, with clashes reaching one of the highest levels of violence in recent months.