Middle East


US denies Lebanese report that Ambassador Michael Issa got 'green light' to meet Hezbollah

US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa looks on during a US hosted meeting with Israeli and Lebanese delegations at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026.

Trump says Iran is 'begging for a deal,' CENTCOM annnounces mines cleared from Hormuz

A Lebanese army officer stands beside a building damaged in an Israeli air strike, in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, a village in southern Lebanon, following the deployment of Lebanese soldiers in one of three pilot zones after the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered plan, July 26, 20

Lebanese army failing to curb Hezbollah activity in south, Israeli officials tell US

A Lebanese army officer looks up at an Israeli drone while standing on an armoured vehicle in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, a village in southern Lebanon, as Lebanese soldiers deploy in one of three pilot zones following the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered plan, July 26, 2026.