Israel, Lebanon Begin US Talks to Defuse War With Hezbollah
Rescue workers at the site of an Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, on April 13.
Photographer: Hussein Malla/AP Photo
Lebanon began negotiations with Israel in Washington on Tuesday, in an effort to pause a war with Hezbollah that’s wreaking havoc in the country.
While they mark the first direct talks between the two Middle Eastern countries in more than three decades, few officials expect an immediate positive outcome. A sustained war in Lebanon risks undermining US President Donald Trump’s attempt to wind down a parallel conflict with Iran, the main sponsor of Hezbollah, that’s sent oil and other energy prices soaring.