Trump: Iran talks advancing quickly; Israel, Hezbollah to stop attacks

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that peace talks with Iran are "continuing at a rapid pace," following reports that Tehran suspended negotiations with the United States in protest over Israel's intensifying attacks in Lebanon. Trump made the remarks in a social media post, saying that Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group will not attack each other, citing his separate phone talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah representatives. Hours earlier, The Washington Post and other media outlets said that Tehran suspended negotiations with Washington due to Israeli strikes targeting the Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, complicating efforts to negotiate a peace deal to end the Middle East war. "Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump wrote on Truth Social. In a separate post, he explained his talks with the Israeli prime minister and Hezbollah officials. "I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that

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