Responsible Statecraft
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Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Renewed with Hezbollah-Free Zones as Trump Hints at Iran Deal (Jun 4, 0636 UTC, 0936 Israel) (Morning Edition)
Israel and Lebanon agreed to renew their ceasefire and create pilot zones free of Hezbollah control, while President Trump suggested an Iran deal could be reached by the weekend despite Tehran denying progress. The US House passed a symbolic war powers resolution to limit Trump’s authority on Iran, and Kuwait released CCTV footage of the deadly Iranian drone strike on its airport.
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US Delays Iran War Powers Vote as Hezbollah MPs Sanctioned and Border Clash Kills Two (May 22, 0629 UTC, 0929 Israel) (Morning Edition)
US House Republicans abruptly delayed a vote on a war powers resolution that would have limited President Trump’s authority to strike Iran, as the administration sanctioned nine Hezbollah-linked Lebanese officials. On the ground, the IDF killed two armed suspects approaching the Israel-Lebanon border, while an Israeli strike on a Civil Defense center in Hanaweih killed four paramedics. Diplomatic signals between Washington and Tehran continued, with both sides citing progress but stuck on uranium enrichment and Hormuz tolls.