Washington, DC [US], June 2 (ANI): Shortly after the Israeli leadership mandated military actions targeting the southern quarters of Beirut, alongside a vow to intensify the campaign against Hezbollah, the US President intervened with an announcement that seemed to temporarily de-escalate the volatile situation. He indicated that both factions had committed to a cessation of active combat for the time being.
“I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel, and there will be no troops going to Beirut,” Donald Trump stated on his social platform, adding that military units advancing towards Lebanon’s capital city had been ordered to retreat.
The American leader further asserted that Hezbollah had consented to a cessation of hostilities via diplomatic channels.
“Likewise — through highly placed representatives — I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop — that Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel,” he noted.
The long-term sustainability of this truce, however, remains uncertain.
For an extended duration, the Lebanese nation has remained caught in the crossfire of geopolitical rivalries. The hostilities initially erupted following a joint American-Israeli military strike directed at Iranian targets.
Since then, the southern regions of Lebanon have faced escalating volatility, forcing thousands of households residing in Beirut’s southern fringes to abandon their homes in response to Israeli displacement advisories.
Given these treacherous circumstances, the diplomatic manoeuvre by the US President carried immense weight.
According to Israeli press accounts, intended bombardments across Beirut were deferred following direct appeals from Washington. Media reports from the region suggested that the United States implored Israel to pause its operations to allow a diplomatic truce framework to progress, despite previous indications that Israel’s strategic military roadmap had been aligned with American officials.
Yet, this temporary halt to the fighting leaves the core ideological and territorial disputes unresolved.
The current Israeli administration maintains that allowing Hezbollah’s military presence near the northern frontier is entirely intolerable. Conversely, the Lebanese faction continues to position itself as a core component of an Iranian-supported regional network.
The escalating friction has simultaneously disrupted diplomatic channels between Washington and Tehran. Outlets in Iran disclosed that their administration chose to freeze active diplomatic engagements with the United States as a direct reaction to the military campaign in Lebanon, asserting that the incursions directly undermined the existing armistice.
Concurrently, the American President has offered contrasting viewpoints regarding the diplomatic track with Tehran. Moments before revealing the breakthrough between Israel and Lebanon, he mentioned that he had received no prior notification regarding the diplomatic stance adopted by Iran.
The Republican leader further conveyed a lack of concern regarding a potential breakdown in negotiations with the Iranian government, noting that he would be perfectly content to bide his time.
However, minutes later, he changed his stance again. In a Truth Social post, he shared, “Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran.” (ANI)
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