With the second round of face-to-face negotiations between the U.S. and Iran failing over the weekend, U.S. President Trump pressed Iran again to negotiate.
I was referring to calling if you want to negotiate.
I will connect you to a reporter from the international department to find out more about the related contents.
Reporter Choi Jinkyung!
[Reporter]
Yes, it was mentioned in a phone interview with Fox News in the United States.
U.S. President Trump said Iran can call the U.S. if it wants to negotiate, and that he will not let the delegation travel for 18 hours.
He then stressed that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, otherwise there is no reason to meet.
The U.S. was trying to send a delegation to Pakistan, a mediator, on the 25th, but the dispatch was put on hold when Iran showed no clear signs of negotiations.
In this situation, the fact that the phone negotiation card was brought up is interpreted as the purpose of pressuring Iran by reiterating that it is not actually involved in negotiations.
Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi, who left for Oman last weekend after visiting the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, returned after a day.
Araghchi, who returned to Pakistan on the 26th, met with officials and delivered Iran's terms for negotiations on the end of the war.
Agenda items such as the implementation of a new legal system in the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of a maritime blockade against Iran were reportedly presented.
In this regard, an Iranian official drew the line, saying that it was focused on conditions to end the military conflict and that it had nothing to do with the nuclear issue.
After finishing his visit to Pakistan, Araghchi will head to Moscow, Russia, his last stop.
[Anchor]
Israel and Lebanon, on the other hand, extended the ceasefire by three more weeks earlier.
But are the attacks continuing to the extent that the ceasefire is overshadowed?
[Reporter]
Yes, the cease-fire has become virtually meaningless as the armed struggle between Israel and Lebanon's pro-Iranian militant Hezbollah continues.
On the 26th local time, Israeli forces used fighter jets to target Kraf Tevnit and other areas in southern Lebanon.
Lebanon's state news agency reported that "at least one person was killed and three others were injured in Israeli airstrikes during the ceasefire."
Hezbollah also reportedly bombed a self-destructive drone targeting Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, killing one Israeli soldier and injuring six others.
In the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu warned of a strong military operation, saying Hezbollah's move threatens the ceasefire agreement.
He warned that Israel has the right to respond to Hezbollah's threats even during the ceasefire and that it can preemptively block even potential threats.
Hezbollah responded by justifying its actions, saying Israel had only responded to the ceasefire's violations since the first day the temporary ceasefire was announced.
So far, the international department has delivered it.
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Choi Jinkyung (highjean@yna.co.kr )
The discord between Trump and Israel continues.
Currently, the country most committed to waging war for territorial expansion is Israel.
Unless this nation, a war criminal state, is sanctioned, world peace will not come.
It is uncertain how long the United States will continue to side with Israel.
A bold leader who can decisively cut ties is needed.