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Hezbollah. On the Israeli side, Deputy National Security Adviser Yossi Draznin was set to attend. “We do not want to downplay the significance of these talks, but they are ambassador-level talks, excluding top leadership
Hezbollah – and a potential normalisation agreement between the two countries. Despite these differences, the talks are significant, being face-to-face and the third round this year. Lebanon has sent Presidential Special Envoy Simon Karam
Hezbollah, which itself was retaliating against the US and Israel for its attacks on Iran. Meanwhile, Trump said talks with Iran to end the war would continue over the course of the weekend, adding that
talks between Israel and Lebanon in the US, though symbolically significant as the first direct ambassador-level contact in decades, have produced no tangible results on the ground. Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has called
talks could begin. In a written message, Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said the Islamic republic did not want war with the US and [Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel), but would protect its rights
talks](https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5834813:x), NPR's Daniel Estrin tells *Up First*. Iran seeks a deal that would release its frozen assets abroad. President Trump has said that Iran must destroy its enriched uranium. Israeli officials
talks through intermediaries. Posting on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said he had spoken with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and, through “highly placed representatives”, Hezbollah. “I had a very good call with Hezbollah
talks fall apart, so will the temporary ceasefire that pauses the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. [Life hasn't returned to normal](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5793643:x) for residents in Lebanon as Israel continues to occupy significant
significantly worsened by the refusal of Washington’s Nato allies to get involved in the war with Iran after the initial US-Israeli attack on 28 February. Merz had offered the use of German minesweepers
talks in Washington, with the deal requiring an end to Hezbollah fire, the withdrawal of Hezbollah operatives from south of the Litani River, and the establishment of security zones under the exclusive control of Lebanese
Trump acknowledged a [recent tense exchange](/news/2026/6/2/trump-berated-netanyahu-scepticism-abounds-about-us-israel-feud-rumour) with Netanyahu and said he was “a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon”. Netanyahu, for his part, insisted that Israel had to “disarm Hezbollah
Trump said. ## In Israel - **NYT lawsuit:** Israel says it [will sue The New York Times](/news/2026/5/14/israels-netanyahu-says-suing-new-york-times-over-palestinian-rape-article) after the newspaper published an article by columnist Nicholas Kristof detailing rape allegations by Palestinian detainees against Israeli forces
talks, fighting has continued between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon, where more than 2,100 people have been killed by Israeli strikes, according to Lebanese health officials. Hezbollah has also fired into Israel, killing
Trump’s national security adviser, said the first condition in the talks was that Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz, and it also had to commit to negotiations on its stock of highly enriched uranium
Trump [withdrew from an agreement](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/08/iran-deal-trump-withdraw-us-latest-news-nuclear-agreement) that limited Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme. He disliked the pact, which was signed by Barack Obama, and was discouraged from diplomacy by Israel, Iran’s arch
Trump’s post was “very controversial”. “When he talks about giving Lebanon and Israel some ‘breathing space’, it could be interpreted as a ceasefire,” she reported. “But I just spoke to an official source
talks United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hezbollah and Israel have [agreed to halt hostilities](/news/liveblog/2026/6/2/iran-war-live-trump-talks-to-hezbollah-israel-as-lebanon-fighting-surges) in a major de-escalation effort after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered attacks
talks. On Thursday, Ali Fayyad, a Hezbollah politician, [told](/news/liveblog/2026/4/16/iran-war-live-pakistan-in-push-for-new-round-of-us-iran-peace-negotiations) Al Jazeera Arabic that the group will approach the newly announced ceasefire with “caution and vigilance” and any targeting of Lebanese sites by Israeli forces
Trump repeatedly declaring the war “close to over” even as fighting continues. Tehran, by contrast, has shown little inclination to be rushed. A diplomat in Islamabad, who has followed the talks closely, described the contrast
significant threat. Last week three ships were fired on by Iranian forces. Analysts said Iran had held the upper hand since the abortive first round of talks in Islamabad. “Both the US and Iran