The United States and Iran signed a preliminary memorandum of understanding this week aimed at bringing peace to the Middle East. According to the agreement, an important meeting between the two countries was scheduled to take place in Switzerland on Friday. However, the United States decided to cancel the meeting at the last moment. US Vice President JD Vance has made it clear that he will not travel to Switzerland to attend the meeting and that a new date will be set for talks with Iran.‘B. The Israeli military action is believed to be the main reason behind the cancellation of the meeting.
A key condition of the MoU, signed to end the long-running US-Iran conflict, was that neither the US nor Israel launch an attack on Lebanon. However, ignoring the conditions, the Israeli army carried out heavy airstrikes on the territory of Lebanon on Thursday night. Israel acknowledged the attack on Friday, saying its air force had bombed several bases in southern Lebanon overnight. About 16 people were killed in the attack. Israel added that the move was in response to a series of Hezbollah attacks in northern IsraelWhere four of their soldiers were killed. They have also made it clear that they will continue military operations in Lebanon.
The surprise attack stalled the peace process at the last moment. US Vice President JD Vance said in a statement Friday morning that he had postponed a trip to Switzerland due to the current situation, but that peace talks with Iran had not completely stopped. The two countries will soon resume talks on a new date. The agreement contained 14 important conditionsIts main objective was to end the war in the entire Middle East, including Iran and Lebanon. The US has warned Israel to be more responsible in Lebanon, but the current situation raises serious questions about the future of the peace deal.