Lebanon proxy conflict is derailing Trump’s Iran deal
The one-day showdown between Iran and Israel has laid bare the structural weakness of Trump’s regional policy (File/AFP)
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This week’s collapse of the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, which had held for nearly 60 days and was part of a broader US-Iran truce, is a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to conclude a permanent agreement with Tehran that would initially reopen the Strait of Hormuz and later lead to a full deal to resolve Iran’s nuclear threat. The two sides exchanged blows, with Iran raining missiles on Israel on Sunday night in retaliation for an Israeli strike that hit Beirut’s southern district earlier that day.
