US and Israel undermine diplomatic process by violating ceasefire: Iran

Diplomatic efforts with the United States cannot advance under repeated ceasefire violations, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday, following overnight strikes in the Gulf between Tehran and Washington.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused the US of undermining diplomacy through contradictory messages, shifting positions and repeated ceasefire violations, adding that Israel was also damaging the process through repeated ceasefire breaches in Lebanon.

"Following overnight events, we need to re-assess [the diplomatic path with Washington] ... any diplomatic process requires a minimum stable environment," Baghaei said.