The United States is planning to hold a round of talks next week in Washington DC to negotiate a ceasefire in Lebanon. The information was confirmed by a State Department official to .
Israel has carried out offensives in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah targets. The attacks complicate negotiations to end the war between Israelis and Americans against Iran.
According to CBS Newsthe office of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is planning the meeting, which should be led by the US ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa.
Lebanese ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israeli ambassador Yechiel Leiter are also expected to participate. This meeting would be a 1st step towards direct negotiations between the countries.
Meanwhile, representatives from Iran and the USA will meet this Friday (April 10, 2026) in Pakistan to try to reach an agreement to end the war.
Diplomatic sources heard by CBS News They said that the president of the USA, (Republican Party), was informed that the ceasefire on Tuesday (7 April) would apply to the entire region, including Lebanon.
However, on Wednesday (April 8), the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud, right) confirmed that the truce did not cover Lebanese territory.
After a phone call between Trump and Netanyahu, the US started to say that Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire agreement and that there was a misunderstanding on the part of the Iranians.
The situation caused Iran the Strait of Hormuz. The passage was briefly reopened as part of the agreed truce. According to the Iranians, maintaining the offensive against Lebanon constituted a violation of the ceasefire.
