(Corrects reference in paragraph 9 from rejection of agreement to rejection of direct talks) BEIRUT, June 5 (Reuters) - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States on Friday,

DUBAI — Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ​ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader conflict between the US and Iran.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that only the U.S. and China can retrieve enriched uranium from Iran’s buried nuclear sites following strikes last year. The U.S. and Tehran continue to work toward a deal to end the war.

"The continuation of war in Lebanon directly affects Iran's strategic stability," an Iranian analyst told Newsweek.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has accused Iran of exploiting his country as leverage in its conflict with the United States and Israel. "They are using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in their talks with the US,

Donald Trump said he "couldn't care less” if the Iran talks had stalled and suggested they had become “boring.”

BEIRUT (AP) — President Donald Trump in an interview released Wednesday confirmed an earlier report that he criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a Monday phone call, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting of Hezbollah in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran.