Senior Iranian official warns against optimism over US talks

Amir Ebrahim Rasouli, political adviser to Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Saturday called for identifying the person behind what he described as the disclosure of confidential state information following recent remarks by lawmaker Seyyed Mahmoud Nabavian.

Rasouli said the focus should not be on the resignation of a state TV manager or on Nabavian himself, but rather on uncovering who provided him with what he called “state secrets.” In a post on X, he urged Iran’s Supreme National Security Council to identify and confront the “hidden force behind Nabavian” and prevent similar incidents in the future.

A diplomat attending the talks told CBS News on Saturday that an emergency session addressing the Israel-Hezbollah conflict has been added to the first day of peace talks in Switzerland.

The source said the issue will be the opening session when US and Iranian delegations begin negotiations.

Neither Israel, Hezbollah nor the Lebanese government are party to the negotiations. The report added that allowing Iran to introduce the Israel-Hezbollah conflict into the agenda marks a shift in US strategy.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday reposted a message originally shared by Donald Trump Jr. on Truth Social, amplifying a post criticizing US foreign policy and negotiations.

The original post argued that past US strategies had resulted in significant costs and rejected criticism of negotiations from what it described as the “architects of failure.” Trump shared the message with the comment: “This times 1000000000!”

Channel 14 News reported on Saturday that Israeli forces seized an underground command center built by Iran for Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

"Israeli forces have seized a strategic, Iranian-built Hezbollah underground command center on the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon. Hundreds of terrorists are believed to be trapped inside as the IDF dismantles the infrastructure," Channel 14 posted on X.

Mohammad Mokhber, a member of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council and former vice president, said on Saturday the United States better understands the language of economics and cost-benefit calculations, adding that Iran’s negotiators will not be satisfied unless commitments are fully implemented and national rights are secured.

"Americans understand the language of economics and cost-benefit better. When the agreement remains just on paper, the flow of Middle East energy will also come to a halt. Our negotiators will not be satisfied except with the full implementation of commitments and the fulfillment of the nation's rights. Although we neither forgive nor forget the blood of each and every martyr, the martyred Imam, and the children of Minab," he posted on X.