The president of the Iranian Parliament, Mohamad Baqer Qalibaf, has made clear this Friday that the start of talks with the United States scheduled in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, will only be possible if Washington previously lifts certain sanctions and the truce is extended to Lebanese territory.
In a message disseminated on his social networks, Qalibaf has recalled that "Two of the measures agreed upon by mutual agreement between the parties still remain to be applied: a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of blocked Iranian assets before the start of negotiations," and has stressed that both commitments "must be resolved before negotiations begin."
These words come in parallel to the trip of the American vice president, JD Vance, to Islamabad, in a context marked by the resumption of attacks by the Israeli Army against targets in Lebanon, where since March 2 almost 1,900 people have lost their lives.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered to go ahead with direct contacts with the Lebanese authorities to try to forge "peaceful" relations, although he has reiterated that there is no truce in force in the neighboring country and that the military offensive will continue to try to dismantle the Shiite party-militia Hezbollah.
In this scenario, the president of Iran, Masud Pezeshkian, warned on Thursday that the persistence of Israeli bombings on Lebanon will make talks with Washington "meaningless", thus emphasizing that the situation on the ground directly conditions any diplomatic progress.