Ceasefire very likely to end if Israeli attacks on Lebanon persist, Iranian TV says

DUBAI — A ceasefire agreed between Iran and the United States in early April is very likely to end if Israeli attacks on Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon persist, Iranian state TV said on Monday, without providing further details. Earlier, the Iranian state news agency Tasnim said Tehran was halting indirect negotiations with the U.S. after Israel ordered its troops to push deeper into Lebanon, complicating diplomatic efforts to end three months of war. Tasnim said the Islamic Republic's negotiating team was stopping exchanging messages with Washington through mediators over attacks on Lebanon, where the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has reignited Israel's conflict with Hezbollah. There was no immediate confirmation of the reports from Iranian officials or comment from the U.S. or Israeli sides. The move reported by Tasnim poses a further obstacle to hopes of a swift end to the crisis, after Iran said it had attacked a U.S. air base following weekend U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets that put further strain on a fragile ceasefire. Oil prices rose more than $6 a barrel after the

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