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Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks since 1993

Iran-backed Hezbollah group. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who mediated, said it was a "historic opportunity" to end Hezbollah's influence. A US statement

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

Marco Rubio said Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington were a “historic opportunity”.**He said that while every complexity would not be resolved in coming hours, he hoped the parties would begin to move forward. - **Lebanon

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

Marco Rubio said Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington on Tuesday were a “historic opportunity”.** He said that while every complexity would not be resolved immediately, he hoped the parties would begin to move forward. - **Lebanon

Mediators push to extend U.S.-Iran ceasefire

Marco Rubio, and that Netanyahu "may join him." A spokesperson for the Lebanese president, however, told NPR they didn't have any information about the alleged talks. ![An Israeli drone flies over the southern port

Iran's foreign minister awaits U.S. delegation to Pakistan for peace talks

Marco Rubio, and the entire national security team for updates," Leavitt said. ![White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to the press at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2026. US envoys

US says Iran can play at 2026 World Cup but bars those with ‘IRGC ties’

Marco Rubio said Washington has no objections to Iranian players participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but he added the players will not be allowed to bring people with ties to Iran’s Islamic

How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire

statement against Tehran, accusing it of “spoiling” efforts at peace. Meanwhile in Washington, Donald Trump’s rhetoric had escalated to new levels of hysteria, as he threatened that Iran’s “whole civilisation will die tonight

Cloud over US-Iran talks: What are the key sticking points?

Marco Rubio warned that Iran’s refusal to discuss its missile programme was a “big problem”. Yet, since the two-week ceasefire was announced on April 8 and the Pakistan-brokered negotiations began

Can Pakistan secure Iran-US nuclear compromise, as Trump says deal ‘close’?

statements suggest. “We should avoid simplistic binaries such as ‘one side is lying’,” he told Al Jazeera. “The gap visible between Trump’s remarks and the position of Iran’s foreign ministry is more

Deadlock over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz cripples peace efforts

Marco Rubio signaled that efforts between the U.S. and Iran to end the war were deadlocked, amid growing international backlash over the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, which has interrupted the world's fuel

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by 3 weeks as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz

Marco Rubio, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa listen to questions from the media during a meeting with Lebanon Ambassador to the US and Israel Ambassador