Iran Threatens To Halt U.S. Peace Talks After Israeli Strikes Hit Beirut’s Dahiyeh

Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s Dahiyeh on Sunday, with Lebanon’s civil defence agency saying at least seven others were wounded in the Dahiyeh area.

“At least three people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanese authorities say, in the latest military escalation that observers warn could derail delicate peace negotiations between the United States and Iran”

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, "I strongly condemn today's Israeli strikes on Beirut," adding that the strikes took place "despite the ceasefire" as the US and Iran were expected to reach an agreement.

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Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that the attack showed the United States "either lacks the will to implement its commitments or the ability to do so," and threatened to halt peace talks with the United States.

Iran’s deputy commander of Iran's highest military command, Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi, said the Israeli strikes "will not go unanswered," as the IDF prepared for possible fire into Israel within hours.

The DW report said Trump called on Israel to stop strikes on Lebanon and Hezbollah to refrain from attacks as he warned warring parties not to "blow it" while negotiations with Iran were expected to be finalized soon.

Trump criticized the Beirut strike on Truth Social, writing, "This morning’s attack on Beirut should not have happened," and said it occurred "on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran."

Time Magazine reported that Trump called on both sides to "stand down" and that Lebanon’s health ministry said the attack killed three people.

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Al Jazeera quoted Guterres urging all parties to "show maximum restraint at this crucial moment," while also noting that experts warned the escalation could derail delicate peace negotiations between the United States and Iran.

In a post on X, Ghalibaf said the Israeli attacks on Beirut demonstrated that the US "either lacks the will to fulfil its commitments or the ability to do so," and he added that "If you lack the will and ability to fulfil your commitments, speaking of continuing the path is not possible."

Al Jazeera also reported that Trump told Axios the deal was still on track to be signed on Sunday but would be delayed "by a few hours" due to the Israeli strikes.

Earlier on Sunday, Israel issued forced displacement orders for 29 locations in southern Lebanon—25 in Nabatieh district and four in Sidon district—with people told to immediately flee north of the Zahrani River.

“Iran threatens to halt US negotiations if Israeli attacks continue in Lebanon Parliament speaker says continuation of Israeli attacks on Lebanon reflect Washington's inability to fulfill its commitments Rasa Evrensel 14 June 2026•Update: 14 June 2026 Archive ISTANBUL Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf warned on Sunday that negotiations for a peace deal with the US could be halted if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue”

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Al Jazeera reported that the forced displacement orders included the towns of Jbaa, Houmin al-Tahta, Ansar and Kfar Sir, and said the focus was on Nabatieh, which it described as home to one of the only hospitals still functioning in the south.

Xinhua said Lebanon’s National News Agency reported the Israeli attack killed at least three people and injured 15 others, while also describing the strike as triggering warnings of retaliation from Iran and casting new uncertainty over an emerging US-Iran deal.

The DW report said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had denied plans for a Sunday signing, and it described the negotiations as a sensitive phase as Israel struck Hezbollah targets in Beirut.

In Tehran, MNA reported that Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, stressed that "Lebanon is our life and crossing Iran's red lines cannot be tolerated," framing the response as tied to Iran’s red lines after aggression on Dahiyeh.