Current sectionMiddle East NewsThe vice president said 'a more peaceful situation' could be reached with a 'deconflicting mechanism' set to coordinate a response 'if Hezbollah fires at Israel, or if Israel responds' • The U.S. also lifted sanctions on Iran's oil production, delivery and salesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovsky, Ben Samuelsand ReutersBürgenstock, SwitzerlandJune 22, 2026BÜRGENSTOCK – U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon and other regional actors will participate in a newly established deconfliction mechanism aimed at preventing renewed escalation along Israel's northern border. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:2026 Israel-Iran WarIran - U.S.JD VanceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasAli KhameneiMichigan Primary World CupBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Accuses Turkish FM of 'Clear Call for Genocide' After CNN InterviewErdogan Is Too Scared to Criticize Trump, So He Lashes Out at IsraelAfter Arabs, Netanyahu's Coalition Has Found a New Electoral Threat: Old PeopleJerusalem's Last Gay Bar Is Closing'Israel's Opposition Must Join With Arab Parties. It's the Right Thing to Do'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic PrimaryNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian Genocide