Lebanon has said that one of its key goals in the talks would be securing an Israeli military withdrawal, but top Israeli officials have said that troops would remain in southern Lebanon indefinitely.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian landed in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with top Pakistani officials mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on bringing a permanent end to the Middle East war.

First talks held since inking of MOU, with partial IDF withdrawal from south Lebanon said under discussion; Hezbollah chief says timetable must be set for full pullout