The war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah has devastated swathes of Lebanon, though a partial de-escalation agreement announced on Monday has averted renewed airstrikes on the capital Beirut for now. Israel seeks to end the threat posed by Hezbollah rocket fire and force the group to disarm but Iran wants an end to the Israeli campaign in Lebanon as part of any settlement with the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s war has revived Hezbollah and stalled Lebanon’s rare push to disarm the militia, reshaping power, security and US-backed diplomacy in Beirut.

At the same time, Iran has again threatened to break off talks with the United States.

As Lebanon on Monday (June 1) was announcing a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, international leaders found blame for both parties during a United Nations Security…

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — Lebanon announced a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Monday in what would amount to a limited de-escalation of...

The war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah has devastated swathes of Lebanon, though a partial de-escalation agreement announced on Monday has averted renewed airstrikes…

BEIRUT: The war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah has devastated swathes of Lebanon, though a partial de-escalation agreement announced on Monday has averted renewed…