Iran links US peace deal to Lebanon conflict | | Morning News Bulletin 6 June 2026

Listen to Australian and world news and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts.TRANSCRIPTIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says the conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel can not be separated from the conflict in Lebanon, when it comes to a peace deal.He says in reaching a memorandum of understanding with the United States, war on all fronts including Lebanon, must end.Speaking to CNN, Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei says the deal also hinges on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24-billion in frozen Iranian assets, warning Iran will widen the conflict if the United States resumes attacks.Abbas Araqchi says either the war ends in both places, or continues in both places.“We did not create the link Let us not exploit their situation