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Lebanon was seen as a boost to efforts for an agreement to end the US-Israel war on Iran. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said fighting between Israel and Hezbollah had been a key sticking
talks between the US and Iran, welcomed the Israel-Lebanon truce on Friday and expressed “hope that it will pave the way for sustainable peace”. He also praised the mediation [role
role in Lebanon has become increasingly visible with Washington no longer merely mediating negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. In a rare move, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally intervened to counter calls by Hezbollah
talks, with the US facilitating communications in the meantime. It remains unclear if that stage of the agreement will ever be reached.  [Al Jazeera
Israel said it did not. UN Secretary General António Guterres commended the role of the US in facilitating the ceasefire, and urged all parties to "fully respect" and "comply with international law at all times
Israel ‘agreements’:** President Joseph Aoun says Lebanon is nearing a [“new phase”](/news/2026/4/17/lebanon-president-says-country-is-no-longer-a-pawn-amid-israel-ceasefire) of lasting deals after the ceasefire and is no longer “an arena for others’ wars”. - **France, UK Hormuz mission:** France and Britain
Lebanon to bend towards its regional goals and interests. While the Lebanese government is believed to be eager to bring Hezbollah’s arms under the control of the state, Israel has claimed the two sides
US president and hardliners in Tehran, were on Monday trying to coax both sides to put the conditions in place for a second round of talks in Islamabad this week, including easing the standoff
Israel’s “ongoing aggression against Lebanon”. Netanyahu had insisted Lebanon was not included in the Tuesday night ceasefire agreed by Donald Trump, and vowed the Israeli military would continue to strike Hezbollah targets “wherever necessary
talks between Lebanese and Israeli negotiators is under way in Washington, DC, aimed at ending hostilities, even as Israeli attacks continue across towns and villages in southern Lebanon. Here is what we know: ## In Iran
Israel on Friday extended a ceasefire for 45 days, despite a new flare-up in violence, the US State Department said after mediating talks. “The April 16 cessation of hostilities will be extended
US. He said “Hezbollah must understand that [there is] no other way but to sit and talk”, something Beirut is trying to achieve via direct talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington
talks continue. Iran has insisted that any ceasefire must also include Lebanon. It comes as a growing percentage of the American public has grown critical of longstanding US support for Israel. One Pew Research Poll
Israel and Lebanon also threatens to complicate negotiations. ## Russia’s role in diplomacy Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi said Russia was likely to play a central role in any next phase
talks:** The US vice president says he believes progress is being made in negotiations with Iran. “I think that we are making progress. The fundamental question is, do we make enough progress that we satisfy
US and Israel have since insisted that is a separate issue. Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has said that any peace negotiations would be “meaningless” if they took place as bombs continued to fall
Lebanon truce to hold and ideally include “some form of assurance against violations”. ![U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April
role in the attacks, saying it had not targeted any Gulf country since the ceasefire began. ## April 12: US naval blockade deepens tensions Four days into the ceasefire – and following the collapse of direct talks
Lebanon as the death toll crossed 3,000, with at least seven people reported killed on Monday, according to local reports, despite a US-brokered extension of the “ceasefire”. Here is what we know
role in achieving this mission,” he added. On Thursday, Trump revealed that Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu and Lebanon’s President Aoun could meet in Washington over the next week or two to discuss