There was no immediate comment from Iran, but it has previously said the Israeli strikes caused limited damage to radar systems and that its nuclear activities are entirely peacef

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's air attack on Iran last month hit an element of Tehran's nuclear programme while degrading its defence and missile production capabilities.

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, said an end to the fighting was “within our grasp” after meeting in Beirut with Lebanon’s Parliament speaker, a key interlocutor with Hezbollah.

US Middle East mediator Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Tuesday in hopes of finalizing a ceasefire agreement that would end the war between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.

US envoy Amos Hochstein said on Tuesday during a visit to Beirut that he saw "a real opportunity" to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah which has has been raging for months. "There is an opportunity to reach a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and we continue to fill the gaps in the agreement,