US and Iran disagree on negotiations status; understand
The United States and Iran present contradictory versions of the progress of peace negotiations in the Middle East, while Israel maintains its military offensive in southern Lebanon.
CNN international correspondent Priscila Yazbek, in New York, detailed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not only confirmed the continuation of attacks in southern Lebanon, but also threatened to attack targets in Beirut, the Lebanese capital, if Hezbollah did not cease firing on Israeli territory.
Following this threat, the Lebanese embassy in Washington reported that Hezbollah accepted a proposal from the United States to end hostilities, which would be expanded to cover all Lebanese territory.
Mass displacement and diplomatic impasse
The Israeli offensive provoked a new displacement of civilians in Lebanon.
Netanyahu's office accuses Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire, but a Hezbollah deputy declared that the organization would support a full truce across Lebanon as a preliminary step to the withdrawal of Israeli troops.
The correspondent highlighted that previous negotiations between Lebanese and Israeli authorities did not include the participation of Hezbollah - which, in addition to being an armed group financed by Iran, has representation in the Lebanese parliament -, which prevented the fighting from stopping.
CNN International analyst Lourival Sant'Anna explained to CNN Prime Time that the biggest obstacle to negotiations between the US and Iran is precisely the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
"Iran refuses to move forward with these negotiations as Israel continues to expand its occupation of Lebanon," he said.
Trump pressured and conflicting versions
The Iranian state agency reported that negotiations with the United States were suspended due to Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
There was also an exchange of attacks between American and Iranian forces, including on a US base in Kuwait.
American President Donald Trump began the day by stating that he believed that Iran would want to negotiate and, later, in an interview with NBC, he declared that the two countries were already talking a lot and that "perhaps it would be better now if they remained silent" - highlighting that this did not mean new bombings of Iran.
Sant'Anna noted that the statement is ironic, since Trump usually speaks publicly about the negotiations, and that the American also complained about internal pressure from Democrats and Republicans who, according to him, were hindering negotiations with Iran.
According to the analyst, until the issue of Israel in Lebanon is resolved, negotiations with Tehran will not move forward.
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Source: CNN