Share 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 formatSubscribe09:39 PM • June 23 2026 IDTIsraeli and Lebanese officials are meeting in Washington on Tuesday for a fifth round of direct negotiations, as U.S.-brokered efforts to stabilize the border are complicated by a new Iran–U.S. understanding that has shifted the regional balance and, according to officials, strengthened Hezbollah's position while weakening Beirut's leverage.In the NewsIn What Scenario Can Israel's War Achievements Become Diplomatic Gains?New York Primaries Test How Far Democratic Voters Will Go on Israel PolicyMilitary Draft Evaders Safe From Arrest on Election Day, Israeli Authorities SayAIPAC-bashing in America Has Moved Into Dangerous TerritoryAmir Badran Becomes Tel Aviv's Second-ever Arab Israeli Deputy MayorRemembering 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
Israel's U.S. envoy warns Lebanon talks in Washington could 'go off the rails'
Israeli envoy Leiter said the fifth round of talks between officials from Beirut and Jerusalem was a 'train wreck' and warned it was 'in danger of going off the rails,' arguing against giving Iran a role in restraining Hezbollah












