Suspension of Dialogue with the U.S., Plans to Block the Strait, Iran Demands Israel Withdraw Troops

Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, June 1 - According to a report from the Iranian Tasnim News Agency on June 1, a source close to the negotiation team stated that due to Israel's ongoing military operations in Lebanon and Gaza, the Iranian negotiation team has suspended dialogue and text exchanges with the United States through intermediaries and plans to completely block the Strait of Hormuz.

It is reported that the Iranian side believes that the situation in Lebanon is an important part of the previous ceasefire arrangements, and that the current ceasefire on "all fronts, including Lebanon, has been violated." Against this backdrop, the Iranian negotiation team will suspend "dialogue and text exchanges with the United States through intermediaries."

The source stated that Iranian officials and negotiation representatives demand that Israel immediately cease military operations in Lebanon and Gaza and require the Israeli side to fully withdraw from the relevant areas of Lebanon under its control. "No dialogue will take place until Iran's and the resistance forces' related demands are met."

Reports indicate that as a "punishment option for Israel and its supporters," Iran and the "resistance front" plan to "completely block the Strait of Hormuz" and "initiate actions on other fronts such as the Mandeb Strait."

Due to the latest situation, international crude oil futures prices rose by more than 5% during trading on June 1.