Iran war talks stall as Netanyahu says enriched uranium must be removed, while Lebanon urges US pressure on Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium must be "taken out" before the war can be considered over, after President Donald Trump described Tehran's latest proposal for ending the conflict as "totally unacceptable".
Iran said on Monday that its terms were "legitimate" and "generous".
The comments came amid continuing diplomatic efforts to halt the fighting between Iran and Israel.
The row over uranium remains central to the latest exchange, with no sign of agreement on the conditions for ending the conflict.
In Lebanon, leaders have separately urged the US ambassador in Beirut to pressure Israel to stop its attacks despite a truce in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
Lebanese authorities raised the overall death toll from Israeli strikes since 2 March to 2,869 people.
That figure includes dozens of people killed since the ceasefire took effect on 17 April.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met separately with ambassador Michel Issa ahead of a third direct meeting between Lebanese and Israeli representatives due in Washington on Thursday and Friday.
Salam said he asked Issa to "exert pressure on Israel to stop the ongoing attacks and violations, in order to consolidate the ceasefire".
The appeal followed a weekend of intense Israeli strikes that stretched beyond Lebanon's south and reached as close as 20 kilometres from Beirut.
The Israeli military also issued an evacuation warning on Monday for nine Lebanese towns, seven in the south and two in the West Bekaa region in the east.
The warning added to pressure on the truce, which has remained fragile despite efforts to keep the fighting contained.
