Current sectionWorld NewsAmericasLima cited Tehran's 'escalation of conflicts' in the Middle East. In Israel, the Netanyahu government has made concerted efforts to improve diplomatic relations with many of the South America countries, including Peru, who have shifted rightward in recent yearsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen KrollSeptember 02, 2026Peru's new right-wing government announced late on Tuesday that it has severed all diplomatic relations with Iran, citing Tehran's "incitement of violence and the escalation of conflicts."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ArgentinaIranVenezuelaTrending NowNetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With Netanyahu'Baby, an Update: He's Just Died': Israeli Guards' Texts Reveal Abuse in PrisonCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimTrump: Iran War Will End 'Immediately' After the U.S. Midterm ElectionDenisovan Culture Revealed in Bat Cave in ChinaU.S. Jewish Umbrella Group Condemns Import Ban on Goods From Israeli SettlementsEarliest Known Drug Use and Its Consequences Discovered in IndonesiaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?The Question Israelis Refuse to Ask: What Has Netanyahu Done to Our Conscience?Israel Sprays Pesticides to Curb Algae Disabling Desalination Plants