US President Donald Trump denied reports that talks between the United States and Iran have stalled, calling them "false and erroneous" in a Truth Social post on Monday.
"The conversations between us have been going on continuously," said Trump, "including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today."
Trump added that it was "time, one way or another, for you [Iran] to make a Deal."
"You’ve been doing this for 47 years, and it cannot be allowed to go on any longer!"
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday that the Islamic regime had called for talks with the US to cease over Israeli military action in Lebanon.
"The immediate cessation of the Zionist regime's aggressive and brutal army operations in Gaza and Lebanon and the necessity of the regime’s complete withdrawal from the occupied areas in Lebanon have been emphasized by Iranian officials and negotiators, and there will be no talks until Iran and the resistance's views on this matter are met," said Tasnim.
In addition, Iran threatened to block both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, adding that talks would not resume until its demands were met. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group has previously attacked ships attempting to transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which borders Yemen at the south of the Red Sea.
Trump declares Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Trump declared an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire on Monday following a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Israel had agreed that "there will be no troops going to Beirut, and any troops that are on their way have already been turned back."
Trump added that Hezbollah had agreed to end hostilities in exchange, saying "Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel."
Hezbollah accepted the US proposal, according to Lebanon's Washington embassy, which said the ceasefire framework would be expanded to encompass "all Lebanese territories."
Netanyahu responded later on Monday that Israel "will attack terror targets in Beirut" if Hezbollah refuses to stop its attacks on Israeli towns and citizens.
He added that the IDF would continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon.
Tzvi Jasper and Idan Kweller contributed to this report.