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The officials did not share details on the agreement, which does not include Hezbollah and prompted one of the group's officials in Lebanon to warn of civil war.

Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off on Friday after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, three officials said.

Much remains unknown, including whether the deal says anything about Iran’s missile program or support for its regional allies like Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the strikes were in retaliation for the Hezbollah militant group firing toward northern Israel earlier.

Fighting has also heated up between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon despite a nominal ceasefire there, further straining the wider truce.

Vance left the ongoing talks in Switzerland progress after claiming progress on multiple fronts, including ensuring the Strait of Hormuz stays open.

President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Islamabad comes as technical teams work on details of the deal following negotiations on Monday led by U.S. Vice President JD Vance

Questions remain about whether a tentative U.S.-Iran agreement can hold amid ongoing regional tensions.

Trump said a meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States on Thursday went 'very well,' leading to the extension of the ceasefire set to expire Monday.

The strikes threatened to hamper negotiations over a deal, which in its current form is a deep disappointment to Israel's government.

The remarks by International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Mariano Grossi was the firmest yet from the UN agency, which is viewed as key in determining Iran's nuclear stockpile.

Iran had warned that an attack on Beirut would renew full-scale war across the Mideast, even as Pakistan and other mediators try to restart talks between Tehran and Washington.

Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran carried out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship's upper deck.

Trump remained noncommittal about a timeline for settling the Iran conflict, saying the Strait of Hormuz might stay blocked through the Labour Day holiday on Sept. 7.

Pakistan's prime minister said the signing of the peace accord between the U.S. and Iran would take place in Switzerland on June 19.

The Israeli advance presents a challenge in the emerging deal to extend the Iran war ceasefire as Tehran wants any agreement to end fighting in Lebanon, too.

U.S. Central Command said the strikes would be 'a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,' after Trump blamed Iran for downing the Apache helicopter near Oman.

Iran meanwhile suggested that its deal with the United States could be signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian, but details of the signing ceremony were uncertain.

The talks have dragged on for weeks, and repeated exchanges of strikes in the Gulf region and Israel’s broadening war in Lebanon are further straining the efforts.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would retaliate 'with force' against further attacks from Iran, as concerns grow about the return of full-scale war.