The US-Iran talks in Switzerland have led to the lifting of the blockade and the release of frozen assets for Iran, Tehran said, but the real test remains deconfliction in Lebanon.

“Tireless Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War,” Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a social media post on Monday.

“Oil and petrochem exports are waived, blockade lifted, some frozen assets released, and major reconstruction & development plan launched for Iran.”

He added: “1st real test: Lebanon deconfliction cell.”

According to the latest statement from the summit, issued jointly on Monday by Qatar and Pakistan, Washington and Islamabad have agreed to create a “deconfliction cell” to monitor the end of military operations in Lebanon.

Smoke rises from the site of a string of Israeli air strikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Saturday, despite a new ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group announced a day earlier. Photo: AFP

The statement did not elaborate on the details of the framework.