Just days after the United States and Iran signed a landmark peace agreement aimed at ending hostilities and restarting negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme, the deal is facing its first major test. Fresh Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah positions have raised fears that the fragile diplomatic breakthrough could unravel before formal talks even begin.
As civilian casualties mount and families remain trapped under rubble in parts of Lebanon, questions are growing over whether peace efforts can succeed while violence continues elsewhere in the region. Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance’s planned trip to Switzerland for direct talks with Iranian officials has been postponed, adding further uncertainty to the future of the agreement.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has endorsed negotiations but stressed that Tehran will not accept American dictates. With Israel vowing to maintain its military presence in southern Lebanon and tensions remaining high across the Middle East, the future of the US-Iran peace process hangs in the balance.
