Report: Iran tells US willing not to retaliate if Gaza war stops
Iranian officials have told U.S. counterparts in meetings in a regional capital that Tehran is willing not to retaliate over the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran should the war on Gaza stop, a senior source said.
The Iranians also said that the Lebanon and Yemen fronts against Israel would be deactivated, the source told Kuwait’s al-Anbaa newspaper.
“The Israeli side has not given an answer, while the U.S. side requested awaiting the August 15 date for the resumption of the negotiations over Gaza,” the source added.
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