Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsAnalysis Tehran is back in Lebanon, this time through diplomacy rather than proxies. Israel, meanwhile, is discovering that military power does not guarantee a seat at the table when the future of its northern border is being decidedShare 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 formatSubscribe04:49 PM • June 23 2026 IDTThe renewed talks between Israeli and Lebanese delegations beginning on Tuesday in Washington under U.S. mediation is taking place in a new diplomatic framework, one dictated to Israel not only by U.S. President Donald Trump, but also by his new "partner," Iran.CommentsIn the NewsHow Iran Is Using Lebanon to Engineer Its Major Mideast ComebackReport: Mossad Asked to Determine if Netanyahu's Aides Harmed Israel's SecurityDeafening Silence: Why Netanyahu Is Too Scared to Fight Trump's Iran DealAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentIsraeli Killed in Montreal Attack, Shooter Allegedly Linked to Incel IdeologyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Netanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell Trump