Middle East
Forest fires just the beginning of Israel's destruction of Lebanon
US aid is allowing IDF to systematically blow up villages, spray herbicide, shoot white phosphorus — making the land uninhabitable in the south
August 25, 2026
US aid is allowing IDF to systematically blow up villages, spray herbicide, shoot white phosphorus — making the land uninhabitable in the south
Sources inside the group are being coy about negotiating directly, while Israel and Iran have their own reasons to keep the calls from getting through
Officials in Beirut know that any agreement with Israel would be dead on arrival at home
Forcing a hard wedge against the country's Shia is exactly what Israel wants, but it could imperil a wide range of US interests in the Middle East
The ambassador also says Washington will build a permanent embassy in Jerusalem
Whether the Trump admin is coordinating with Israel remains unclear to Tehran. But suspicions surrounding Marco Rubio run particularly deep.
