Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said talks with the United States were suspended after an Israeli strike in southern Beirut.

Qalibaf, who also serves as Iran's chief negotiator, said the strike killed a senior Hezbollah commander and his family in the Zahiya area.

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He said Iran had warned that it would respond with similar intensity if Israel retaliated, leading Tehran to halt the negotiation process.

Qalibaf said US President Donald Trump later announced that Iran would end its blockade and reopen the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement.

However, Qalibaf rejected the claim, saying Iran had reached no such agreement and objected to linking...