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US pushing Israeli de-escalation ahead of new talks: Lebanese official The United States is trying to de-escalate Israel’s actions in Lebanon as it pushes for solidifying an ongoing ceasefire and moving
talks aimed at formally ending the US-Israel war on Iran. But despite optimistic statements from Trump, Iranian officials say major disagreements remain, especially over the status of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s nuclear
US president claiming it is the 10th war he has ended, the situation on the ground in [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) looks anything but stable. Israeli troops remained in their positions deep in Lebanon
status quo-maintaining approaches,” Safieddine said. But the expanding US role in Lebanon has become increasingly visible with Washington no longer merely mediating negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. In a rare move, US Secretary
Israel and Iran](/news/2026/4/24/iran-war-whats-happening-on-day-56-after-trump-extended-ceasefire) unravel. Diplomacy between the two countries has been in limbo, with Iran setting the lifting of the US naval blockade against its ports as a condition for resuming the talks. US
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 may lead, he said, reiterating his call for Tehran to reach a deal. - Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said Tehran could abandon negotiations with the US and move towards confrontation if Israeli
Israel would be “prohibited” from launching attacks in Lebanon. Iran has confirmed reopening the Strait of Hormuz for the “duration” of the current pause in fighting, which is set to end early next week, barring
talks,” he said, adding that “signs of improvement on the Israel-Lebanon front over the past two days are encouraging.” ## Shifting goalposts The confusion around the nuclear issue comes against a backdrop of evolving US
Israel in a social media post, adding that other allies had “shown their true colours in a moment of conflict and stress”. It comes after Iranian officials reversed the reopening of the **strait of Hormuz
talks”. In Lebanon, there were widespread celebrations at the fragile ceasefire. In Beirut, cars with mattresses stacked on their roofs passed cheering crowds which congratulated the displaced people of the south on their return home
US ambassadors to Israel, Mike Huckabee, and Lebanon, Michel Issa. ## How is Lebanon viewing this? The country is divided over the prospect of direct negotiations, all the way up to the governmental level. “The country
talks to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, hours after President Donald Trump claimed that a memorandum of understanding to end the fighting was “largely negotiated”. Rubio, who is on his first official visit
status of the Strait of Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous condition,” it added. Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with
status of Tehran’s nuclear programme almost a year ago, their vastly different demands and the limits to what each side would concede have proved a barrier to any lasting agreement. Iran’s demand that
Israel’s right “to defend itself against threats on all fronts, including in Lebanon”. **Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.** US secretary of state **Marco
talks. Pakistan for its part is trying to put together a string of confidence-building measures, which started with Trump applying pressure on the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to agree to a ceasefire
talks, is impatient, and wants deals done quickly, as seen in Trump’s statements. ## What are Iran’s conditions? Al Jazeera’s Atas said, according to Iranian sources, officials are pursuing a “three-phase approach
Israel, the US, and Lebanon, which culminated in the ceasefire in Lebanon. In response, Iran announced it would allow all commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the temporary
Lebanon. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said in a statement, cited by the Iranian media, that the ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports represented “acts of piracy and maritime theft”, adding that