Trump says US-Lebanon flights can resume, pledges help for that country after meeting its president
US President Donald Trump pledged to help Lebanon “a lot” during a White House meeting Tuesday with the country’s leader, Joseph Aoun, who came to push for long-term calm after months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.
The US has championed peace in Lebanon but has been increasingly distracted by new escalation of the war in Iran, which has destabilized much of the Middle East.
Trump says he now has little interest in talks with Iran’s leaders to end the war.
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