June 18 — Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular briefing that Iran and the U.S. have reached a first‑phase memorandum of understanding, but Israel has not ceased military operations in Lebanon and Iran has warned those actions could jeopardise implementation. Lin said the first‑phase MoU provided favourable conditions to ease regional tensions and that, at this critical stage, relevant parties including Israel should take steps to facilitate implementation and advance second‑phas

June 18 — Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular briefing that Iran and the U.S. have reached a first‑phase memorandum of understanding, but Israel has not ceased military operations in Lebanon and Iran has warned those actions could jeopardise implementation. Lin said the first‑phase MoU provided favourable conditions to ease regional tensions and that, at this critical stage, relevant parties including Israel should take steps to facilitate implementation and advance second‑phase talks rather than the opposite. China said it is willing to use its influence and work with the international community to help achieve long‑term stability in the Middle East.