Hezbollah Accepts U.S. Cessation Plan As Iran Suspends Talks With Washington

Hezbollah accepted a U.S. proposal to halt attacks in exchange for Israel stopping strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, while Iran reported it was halting talks with the U.S.

Overview

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The Lebanese embassy said Hezbollah accepted a U.S. proposal for a mutual cessation in which Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs would cease in exchange for Hezbollah refraining from attacks.

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Tasnim reported Iran's negotiating team is stopping talks and exchanges with the U.S. unless Israel halts its operations in southern Lebanon.

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President Donald Trump said he spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to Hezbollah representatives and that "they agreed that all shooting will stop."

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Lebanon's Health Ministry said Israel's attacks on Lebanon since March have killed 3,433 people and injured 10,395.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the arrangement but said the IDF will continue operating in southern Lebanon and warned it would strike Beirut if Hezbollah does not stop attacking.

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Center-leaning sources frame the story to portray Trump as dismissive and inconsistent. Editorial choices — using verbs like "sought to downplay," leading with terse quotes, and juxtaposing his remarks with reports of halted Iranian talks and oil-price effects — shape that narrative, while direct quotations and reported statements remain source content.