US envoys met with mediators in Qatar, talks with Iran up in the air

Iran insists ceasefire, blockade relief and asset release precede US negotiations

According to The Wall Street Journal, President Trump paused plans for a renewed, full-scale military campaign against Iran, choosing instead to extend nuclear negotiations past an upcoming August deadline despite ongoing regional friction.

Iran's Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has accused Israel of attempting to sabotage a new US-Iran peace memorandum regarding Lebanon, calling Israel's recent military escalations a 'panicked reaction' to the agreement's terms.

Iranian officials maintain diplomacy remains possible, but only if the United States follows through on its commitments.