A US statement said the two sides had agreed to launch direct negotiations, at a time and place to be determined.

Rubio said the Trump administration is "very happy" to be facilitating the discussions, while noting that "we understand we're working against decades of history and complexities" that will not be quickly resolved.

Trump this morning told Fox News that the war with Iran is ‘very close to over’.

Ambassadors from the Middle Eastern nations met for a summit in Washington hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold further direct negotiations after "productive discussions" between ambassadors in Washington on Tuesday, as both nations work to build a framework for a pea

Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear that no breakthrough agreement would…

Lebanon and Israel are holding direct diplomatic talks for the first time in decades. The meeting at the State Department began Tuesday following more than a month of conflict.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the talks a “historic opportunity” but made clear no breakthrough agreement was immediately expected.

US President Donald Trump suggested that talks with Iran could resume in a day or two, while the US military said that no ships slipped through a naval blockade targeting vessels headed to or from Iranian ports in the first 24 hours of the restrictive measure.

Talks between the US and Iran could resume "over the next two days", said US President Donald Trump in an interview with the New York Post.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio mediated the talks between the two countries. Rubio said, it was a historic opportunity to end Hezbollah's influence, BBC reported. 

Beirut wants a ceasefire and Jerusalem wants to disarm Hezbollah. But as long as Tehran is able to keep backing its Lebanese proxy, both seem improbable

As the standoff between the U.S. and Iran continues, Pakistani and Iranian officials claim a new round of peace talks could be held.

A rare diplomatic engagement between Lebanon and Israel amid ongoing conflict

The U.S. halts Iran's maritime trade amid renewed optimism for diplomatic talks, complicating efforts for lasting peace.

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics and Director of the Richardson Institute for Peace Studies at Lancaster University. He sees the current conflict between Lebanon and Israel as one defined more by layered, overlapping sovereignties. The talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials are, on the surface, historically significant. Yet they risk being misunderstood if treated as conventional diplomacy. The central issue is that Israel is not confronting the Lebanese state, but rather Hezbollah, a hybrid political and militant group.

Israel and Lebanon agree to direct negotiations following U.S.-mediated talks, marking a significant diplomatic milestone.

The announcement came after Israeli and Lebanese envoys held more than two hours of talks mediated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

At least 2,124 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

Though the ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risked reigniting hostilities and deepening the regional war’s economic fallout.

Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct negotiations after "productive discussions" between the two sides in Washington, the United States said on Tuesday.

Lebanese and Israeli envoys meet in Washington on Tuesday for the first face-to-face talks in decades between representatives of the two countries, mediated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The…