Iran reportedly used the threat of walking away from high-stakes negotiations with the US in Pakistan to push Israel into halting its strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut.
A senior security source told Iranian state media that intense pressure and the threat to withdraw from talks compelled Israel to stop its military operations targeting the Lebanese capital.
Tehran made it clear that any participation in temporary ceasefire negotiations with Washington hinged on Israel ending its attacks on Lebanon, the source said.
Fighting continues in Lebanon, with Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants exchanging fire along southern Lebanon, and Israeli strikes reported across the region.
The US delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance, landed in Pakistan on Saturday, along with envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, but Tehran has warned the talks cannot begin without firm commitments on Lebanon and sanctions relief.
