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Hezbollah reportedly open to parallel US talks on Lebanon security deal

Hezbollah does not oppose a parallel political negotiation with the US aimed at a security agreement with Lebanon, sources told Al Akhbar, alongside efforts to disarm the group south of the Litani.

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.
People walk at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on April 18, 2025.

Australia’s ISIS camp dilemma exposes Syria’s growing post SDF chaos - analysis

Saad Hariri speaks during an event to mark the 21st anniversary of the assassination of his father and former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, February 14, 2026.

Lebanese Sunni leader Saad Hariri signals political comeback ahead of Lebanon elections - analysis

Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of their late leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

Iranian officials use Beirut airport to smuggle millions to Hezbollah - report


Israel not involved in Iran port explosion, in touch with US over nuclear deal

Israel "maintains a dialogue with the Americans" over nuclear deal talks with Iran, a political source told The Jerusalem Post.

People walk after an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 26, 2025

IDF targets high-quality Hezbollah weapons in Beirut building, US aware in advance

The strike in Lebanon was a risky move that would only be taken due to a much more dangerous and unusual threat, defense sources indicated.

 Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, following an Israeli strike after issuing an evacuation warning for the area, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, April 27, 2025.

Hezbollah ready to lay down weapons if Israel withdraws from Lebanon, official says

"Hezbollah is ready to discuss the matter of its arms if Israel withdraws from the five points and halts its aggression against Lebanese," the senior official said.

 Hezbollah flags flutter as protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah, in Sanaa, Yemen September 27, 2024.

Iran resumes smuggling arms to Hezbollah via Beirut’s port

A recent report claimed that Iran has been relying on direct maritime smuggling routes to Lebanon or through an intermediary country.

 Beirut Port, one of the largest and busiest ports in the Eastern Mediterranean, shows traces of Beirut 2020 port explosion on October 10, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. The city, which located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, has a population of over 1.5 million.

Lebanese judge questions Hezbollah-affiliated security officials over Beirut port blast - report

Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, who is reported to have connections with the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group, has previously claimed he is immune from prosecution.

The Beirut Port after Tuesday’s explosion that killed at least 157 and wounded more than 5,000

Iran's Al Quds special forces use Beirut Port to smuggle weapons for Hezbollah - Arab report

In addition to losing monopoly over airspace, Hezbollah also lost control of land supply routes following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria in December.

 Workers unload aid containers from a Turkish ship docked at Beirut Port, on November 1, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah.

US special Mideast envoy meets Lebanese officials to discuss contentious border issues

Ortagus will demand that Lebanese authorities establish a schedule for Hezbollah’s disarmament, push for talks between Israel and Lebanon.

 US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, in this handout image released on April 5, 2025.

IAF kills Hassan Ali Badir, a terrorist for Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Forces, in Beirut strike

The IDF said on Tuesday in a statement that it attacked a Hezbollah terrorist "who had recently directed Hamas operatives and assisted them."

 IDF jets preparing to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, March 22, 2025.

Israel recalibrating rules of war after Hezbollah rockets, strike in Beirut - analysis

Israel Katz issued a threat to Hezbollah, as he has done many times before. This time, however, the threat was not empty.

First responders work at the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025

Hezbollah chief: Hezbollah has fully adhered to ceasefire deal, Israel has not

Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem says Israel violated the truce and warns that united resistance across the region will stop it from achieving through politics what it failed to in war.

 HEZBOLLAH LEADER Naim Qassem delivers a televised speech from an unknown location earlier this month. He has reaffirmed the legal and moral justification for Hezbollah’s ‘resistance,’ the writer notes.