Israel Agrees to Lebanon Ceasefire Talks Next Week as Iran Threatens Withdrawal Over Strikes

Netanyahu approved Israel-Lebanon ceasefire talks in the US next week after pressure from Washington and Tehran. Iran threatened to withdraw from the broader ceasefire if Israel continued striking Lebanon, and Trump asked Netanyahu to be a little more low-key. Israel offered to restrain strikes during the Islamabad talks. The opening of a separate Lebanon negotiation track is a concession; Netanyahu had initially insisted Lebanon was excluded from the Iran ceasefire. France was reportedly excluded from the coordination framework, straining Paris-Tel Aviv relations.