This week’s collapse of the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, which had held for nearly 60 days and was part of a broader US-Iran truce, is a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to conclude a permanent agreement with Tehran that would initially reopen the Strait of Hormuz and later lead to a full deal to resolve Iran’s nuclear threat. The two sides exchanged blows, with Iran raining missiles on Israel on Sunday night in retaliation for an Israeli strike that hit Beirut’s southern district earlier that day.

Trump also stated that he would like to see more “surgical strikes” against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group currently in conflict with Israel. | World News

On Monday morning, President Donald Trump posted to social media that "both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate ceasefire."

The developments highlight how closely the Lebanese front has become tied to wider US-Iran diplomacy