Iran ‘won’t torch sanctions relief and regime recovery’ over Lebanon

Israel’s refusal to pull out troops from southern Lebanon puts the United States “in breach by proxy” of the interim deal with Iran, an analyst says. Tehran in response has postponed Switzerland talks and is “throttling Hormuz in protest”, Muhanad Seloom, assistant professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, told Al Jazeera. “Still neither side walks: Iran needs sanctions relief … Trump needs the strait open. This is managed brinkmanship not collapse,” he added.