As the ceasefire between Iran and Lebanon extends for three week , President Trump said he hopes to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House “in the near future” — a meeting that would be historic given the two countries have been officially at war since 1948 and their leaders have never met.

US President Donald Trump says that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. Trump said the meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States went “very well.”

Iran-US war ceasefire: Here are the latest developments

Strait of Hormuz Standoff: Iran’s seizure of two commercial ships has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, with the US blockade effectively choking off Iranian exports.

Washington talks: Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors meet on Thursday to discuss extending a fragile ceasefire, amid Lebanese allegations of “systemic destruction” of civilian infrastructure by the IDF.

Diplomacy stalled: The White House has suspended VP JD Vance’s planned mission to Pakistan after Iran failed to confirm its participation in proposed peace talks.

Iran executions: Tehran has hanged another member of the exiled opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK), the ninth such execution since the conflict began, citing alleged links to Israeli intelligence.

Casualties in Lebanon: Local authorities report at least six dead in three separate Israeli strikes in the south, further complicating the atmosphere for today’s diplomatic efforts.

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