69 resultsfor “key issues in US Israel Lebanon talks”
US sanctions and reparations for war damages have been key priorities for Tehran. He believes Iran will leverage issues like the free flow of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to extract concessions. “What
issued any recent statements claiming attacks on Israeli targets in southern Lebanon. The group’s leader, **Naim Qassem,** is due to make a televised address today, according to Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV. The Iranian
key road linking southern Lebanon to the capital, Beirut, while another nine were killed in strikes elsewhere in the country. On Thursday, Israel continued its attacks on Lebanon and issued more forced evacuation orders
talk, they can come to us, or they can call us,” Trump told Fox News on Sunday. “You know, there is a telephone. We have nice, secure lines. “They know what
Israel is not involved in the talks which have been mostly mediated by Pakistan and are meant to lead to an extension of the ceasefire and the start of negotiations on key issues, including Iran
Lebanon. So, what has Trump said, what is the pushback from Iran, and what are the key sticking points? ## What did Trump say? The president said on his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday
key Palestinian ally in the region. The Israel-Lebanon talks excluded Hezbollah as near-daily violations of the truce by Israel continue across southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces have established a [“Yellow Line”](/news/2026/4/19/does-israels-yellow-line-violate-the-lebanon-ceasefire) demarcating
issues of a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, borders, prisoners, displaced people and reconstruction. The Reuters and AFP news agencies, both quoting an unnamed State Department official on Thursday, reported that the upcoming talks
talks with President Vladimir Putin, as [Tehran](/video/the-bottom-line/2026/4/26/has-iran-exposed-the-limits-of-what-us-can-achieve-by-force) intensifies diplomatic efforts to end the United States-Israel war on Iran. Upon his arrival on Monday, Araghchi told Iranian media that he had travelled to Russia
talks in Washington. However, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem [rejected that ceasefire](/news/liveblog/2026/6/5/iran-war-live-hezbollah-rejects-truce-as-israel-continues-lebanon-strikes), calling it a “farce” and stating that attacks on northern Israel would continue for as long as bombs were dropping on Lebanon. ## ‘Together
talks on the nuclear issue would continue over the next 60 days under the agreement. Trump has said the US could resume attacks on Iran if it failed to reach a nuclear deal. Here
key disputes remain unresolved. Reports suggest the deal is “95 percent done”, but the remaining issues continue to prove difficult to settle.  US State Department Counselor Michael Needham, US Ambassador
US President Donald Trump (R) shake hands during the greetings ceremony at the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2470x2470+618+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2Fa9%2F02c1666e43f5b6dc1d8cd54b2e95%2Fgettyimages-2240461550.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/14/nx-s1-5857167/trump-g7-iran-war-macron-france) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/)