Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up. Iran suspends talks with the U.S. after Israel escalates in Lebanon. Could the ceasefire collapse? We'll have the details. Then after weeks of bombardment, conditions inside Iran are deteriorating fast.

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civilians across the region are paying for this war. Plus,

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Thank you. Welcome to the program, everyone, I'm Bianca-Ladriga, New York, sitting in for Christian Amunpur.

We begin in the Middle East, where Iranian state media reports that Tehran has suspended talks with the U.S. in protest against Israel's intensifying activity in Lebanon.

These were the scenes in Beirut earlier as civilians flooded out of the capital's southern

suburbs.

Israel has ordered the evacuation of the Dahlia area in the south of the city, where the IDF

is preparing to launch

strikes against Hezbollah. It comes as Israel has been broadening its attacks across southern

Lebanon and after a warning from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel plans to send

troops deeper into Lebanese territory. I want to get to Orrin Lieberman, who was in Jerusalem for us.

So, Oren, just this expanded operation by Israel here with Hezbollah launching increased

attacks against Israeli troops.

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