President Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to discuss a framework agreement for ending hostilities between Lebanon and Israel.
President Trump met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House on Tuesday to discuss a new framework agreement aimed at ending the long-standing hostility between Lebanon and Israel. The administration announced that the agreement conditions an Israeli withdrawal from the south of the country on the disarming of Hezbollah. During the meeting, President Trump promised significant future support for Lebanon and authorized all US airline carriers to fly directly to the country. He also expressed a willingness to speak directly with Hezbollah leaders. Joseph Aoun praised the historic achievement of the framework and highlighted the Lebanese Armed Forces as the backbone of national security. While Israel has yet to fully withdraw from occupied areas, the administration announced the establishment of a "pilot zone" to begin reconstruction. President Trump also suggested that Syria could intervene militarily to help disarm Hezbollah, noting that Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa could be an effective partner in the process.