{"id":11544,"date":"2026-06-02T14:01:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11544"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:01:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:01:44","slug":"iran-stops-talking-to-mediators-over-israel-fighting-hezbollah-in-lebanon-iranian-reports-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11544","title":{"rendered":"Iran stops talking to mediators over Israel fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iranian reports say"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JON GAMBRELL, SAMY MAGDY and NASSER KARIMI<\/strong><\/p>\n

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 Iran stopped communicating with mediators after Israel threatened to bomb Beirut as it continues fighting the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah, two semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported.<\/p>

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The reports by the Fars and Tasnim news agencies, both believed to be close to Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, come as Iran insists the fighting in Lebanon is part of the wider ceasefire talks with the United States over the war. Israel and the U.S. maintain the fighting in Lebanon is separate from the Iran war talks.<\/p>\n

A regional official involved in the mediation, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the talks, said Iran has not communicated at all on Tuesday after saying that a ceasefire needed to be enforced in Lebanon for negotiations to continue.<\/p>\n

Magdy reported from Cairo and Karimi from Tehran, Iran.<\/em><\/p>\n

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP\u2019s earlier story follows below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 Year-on-year inflation in Iran reached a level in May unseen since World War II, underlining the economic pain average Iranians face as the Islamic Republic worries about the war with Israel and the United States restarting.<\/p>\n

A report Monday by Iran\u2019s Central Bank represents the first official acknowledgment of what Iranians shopping, paying for a taxi or visiting a medical clinic already know: The rial currency is battered by the war and uncertainty around it resuming.<\/p>

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Meanwhile, longtime problems of economic mismanagement and government corruption also appear to be dragging down Iran\u2019s oil-backed economy as it remains under a U.S. naval blockade.<\/p>\n

Economic pressure in the past has sparked nationwide protests, something Iran\u2019s theocracy has been trying to avoid since a crackdown on demonstrators in January killed over 7,000 people, according to activists\u2019 estimates.<\/p>\n

But even as hard-liners hold gun-handling workshops and organize marriages under the shadow of a ballistic missile to bolster spirits, experts note that new demonstrations could emerge if people find themselves priced out of feeding their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no doubt that if Trump leaves (Iran without a formal peace deal) \u2026 most probably, we will see something like January by the end of summer because of the economic and social situations,\u201d analyst Mohsen Jalilvand said in a video published by Iran\u2019s Fararu news website.<\/p>

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