U.S.-Iran Agreement Leaves Lebanon’s Fate Murky
Iran claimed the deal would extend to fighting in Lebanon but no details of the agreement were made public and Israel said its forces would remain there.
Iran claimed the deal would extend to fighting in Lebanon but no details of the agreement were made public and Israel said its forces would remain there.
Iran claimed the deal would extend to fighting in Lebanon but no details of the agreement were made public and Israel said its forces would remain there.
The accord halts hostilities in the war that began in February but leaves unresolved the critical issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
The attacks complicated an already delicate moment as President Trump and Iran appeared to be edging toward finalizing a framework peace agreement.
Israeli strikes on Friday left Lebanon out of sync with a cautious optimism taking hold elsewhere in the Middle East.
The bombardment followed Israeli evacuation warning for the entire city, a day after Iran threatened to attack Israel again if it kept up its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Opponents attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for halting strikes against Iran after a call with President Trump, saying that he was letting the United States make Israel’s decisions.
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia, is complicating efforts to end the war in Iran.
The power struggle between Iran and Israel to define the new rules of the Middle East plays out in Lebanon, which the other two countries have used to pursue their own ends.