Iran has suspended all indirect negotiations with the United States through mediators, citing Israel’s ongoing military operations in Lebanon and Gaza as the reason for the decision.

According to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, Tehran announced on Monday that it would halt all exchanges and dialogue conducted through mediators, arguing that conditions necessary for continued peace discussions had been violated.

The agency quoted Iranian officials as saying that the continued Israeli military campaign in Lebanon, alongside operations in Gaza, undermined previous ceasefire understandings and left no basis for further negotiations.

Iran insisted that any resumption of talks would depend on the immediate cessation of Israeli military actions in both Gaza and Lebanon, as well as the withdrawal of Israeli forces from territories occupied in southern Lebanon.

The development comes amid an intensifying conflict in the region. Israeli forces have reportedly advanced deeper into southern Lebanon than at any time since ending their occupation of the area in 2000. On Monday, the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings to residents in Beirut’s southern suburbs ahead of planned airstrikes.

Tasnim further reported that Iran and its regional allies were considering measures to disrupt maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and activate additional pressure points, including the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea.

The Bab al-Mandab waterway has previously witnessed attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen’s Houthi movement, an Iranian ally, forcing many vessels to avoid the Red Sea route and take longer journeys around Africa.

Pakistan has been serving as the principal mediator in efforts to facilitate discussions between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending the wider regional conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran-backed groups.

Although a ceasefire reached on April 8 has largely remained in effect despite isolated incidents, diplomatic efforts to secure a comprehensive agreement to end hostilities have so far failed to produce a breakthrough.

The suspension of negotiations raises fresh concerns about regional stability and the prospects for a diplomatic resolution to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.