Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri received by Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz in Ankara, June 17, 2026. (Credit: Photo provided by Mitri's office)
Lebanon is more than ever at the heart of the Middle East crisis. Iran clearly intends to put the Lebanese issue on the table during its two months of nuclear negotiations with the United States. Washington appears to have accepted this, with Vice President JD Vance stating that Lebanon is one of the “two major issues” to be discussed in Switzerland.At the same time, several regional powers are working to facilitate an Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas and to shape the contours of the “day after” in Lebanon, which, failing to fall under Israeli domination, could instead come under Iranian influence. Beyond the headlines Trump and ‘The Art of the Deal:’ Could an understanding with Iran produce a political Hezbollah? The effort to prevent such a scenario involves Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan and Turkey. It was in this context...
Lebanon is more than ever at the heart of the Middle East crisis. Iran clearly intends to put the Lebanese issue on the table during its two months of nuclear negotiations with the United States. Washington appears to have accepted this, with Vice President JD Vance stating that Lebanon is one of the “two major issues” to be discussed in Switzerland.At the same time, several regional powers are working to facilitate an Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas and to shape the contours of the “day after” in Lebanon, which, failing to fall under Israeli domination, could instead come under Iranian influence. Beyond the headlines Trump and ‘The Art of the Deal:’ Could an understanding with Iran produce a political Hezbollah? The effort to prevent such a scenario involves Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan and Turkey. It was in...
