The Beiruter

Lebanon has become central to U.S. Middle East policy as the second round of Lebanon-Israel talks, held at the White House, yielded a 3-week extension of the ceasefire.

A fragile ten-day truce exposes the widening gap between Hezbollah’s claims of victory and the mounting human, territorial, and political costs, as President Aoun asserts a decisive shift toward state sovereignty and peace.

Donald Trump is redefining global politics by abandoning fixed alliances and “land for peace,” favoring a transactional approach that trades economic opportunity and living standards for security and stability.