The Key Obstacles to Israel-Lebanon Talks Over Hezbollah
Experts say disarmament disputes could derail talks and threaten the fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire.

Iran’s most formidable proxy has rejected the negotiations altogether.
Experts say disarmament disputes could derail talks and threaten the fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to host Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington on Tuesday for the first diplomatic talks between the two nations since fighting erupted again in early March. A State Department official told NewsNation that Rubio will participate in the meeting, which will include Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel…
An official briefed on Israel's strategy for the talks described Tuesday's meeting as "preparatory" and aimed at laying out a framework for future negotiations.
As talks between Israel and Lebanon took place Tuesday, President Trump suggested that face-to-face talks between the U.S. and Iran could resume within days. Weijia Jiang reports.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the first direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in decades on Tuesday in Washington. Hezbollah, which was not a party to the talks, made clear it will not abide by any agreement that results from their negotiations. Israel’s demand that Hezbollah be disarmed is “anything but reasonable,” says Daniel Levy, former…