US-Iran talks stall over Trump threat; 'not completely over'

US-Iran negotiations aimed at coordinating a ceasefire and finalizing a memorandum of understanding have encountered significant difficulties in Switzerland. The talks reportedly stalled after U.S. President Donald Trump issued threatening remarks toward Iran, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the negotiations.

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Iran must immediately stop causing trouble in Lebanon for the proxies, otherwise we will attack Iran much stronger than last week.

While Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported that the Iranian delegation had left the meeting venue, other sources, including Reuters and AFP, suggest the negotiations are merely suspended, not entirely concluded. An Iranian source told Reuters that the talks were "temporarily suspended but not ended." The delegation reportedly met with Qatari mediators before leaving the building where discussions were taking place.

President Trump had previously warned Iran via social media to cease supporting proxy forces in Lebanon, stating that failure to do so would result in a stronger U.S. response than previously seen. Iran's Tasnim news agency countered that Trump's threats were a clear violation of Article 1 of the memorandum of understanding, prompting the delegation's departure from the talks in protest.

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Trump's threat to the Iranian negotiation team is a clear violation of Article 1 of the MOU.

Initial reports indicated that the first 80-minute session focused on the situation in Lebanon rather than the nuclear issue. Despite the apparent impasse, sources suggest that the Iranian delegation has not withdrawn from the ongoing mediation efforts. CNN reported, citing an Iranian source, that while the negotiations are in a deadlock, they are "not completely over."

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The Swiss talks were temporarily suspended but not ended.