Israel, Lebanon extend temporary calm as Trump seeks 'best pact' with Iran
Israel and Lebanon extended their temporary calm for three weeks at a session at the White House brokered by Head Donald Trump, who stated he was
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Israel, Lebanon extend temporary calm as Trump seeks 'best pact' with Iran
Israel and Lebanon extended their temporary calm for three weeks at a session at the White House brokered by Head Donald Trump, who stated he was prepared to wait for "the best pact" to end his dispute with Iran.
Fighting between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon has been one of a number of sticking points to resolving the wider eight-week regional dispute, along with Iran's nuclear ambitions and control of the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
Trump stated he was in no rush to reach a calm accord and wanted it to be "everlasting," while continuing to assert that the US had a clear upper hand in the naval stand-off in the strait.
A day after Iran flaunted its tightened grip over the key shipping corridor, Trump dismissed the security concern posed by Iran's "little wise-guy ships" and stated he believed Tehran was hamstrung from making a pact because its leadership was in turmoil.
On Thursday, he stated the US could knock out in a day any refurbishing of weapons that Iran may have made during a temporary calm in place since April 8.
But navigation in the passage remained effectively blocked, and the Iranian capture of two huge cargo ships was a reminder that the US struggles to keep control of the strait and Tehran continued to cause trouble for oil markets and pose senior officer strains to the global market.
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