POLITICSTHE HILL
Iran uses Lebanon as wedge between Trump and Israel
Iran is leveraging Lebanon in U.S. peace talks by exploiting tensions between Trump and Israel's government. Trump demanded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scale back a military offensive in Beirut targeting Hezbollah.
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