This comes as the Lebanese government shows little to no leverage over Hezbollah, which was not represented

Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks since 1993, but Hezbollah's rejection threatens the US-brokered effort.

This comes as the Lebanese government shows little to no leverage over Hezbollah, which was not represented

Sides commit to more engagement as Trump urges disarming Hezbollah, but analysts warn a durable Israel-Lebanon deal remains unlikely.

The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia said it would not abide by any agreements of the meeting in Washington.

Every way you try to force the pieces of this apocalyptic puzzle of the US, Iran, Israel, Lebanon and the wider Middle East together, they simply do not fit – and everything is at…