The fighting has killed at least 3,000 people in Iran, more than 2,100 in Lebanon, 23 in Israel and more than a dozen in Gulf Arab states. Thirteen U.S. service members have also been killed.
Rubio convenes first high-level direct meeting in decades, launching a negotiation framework amid war, Hezbollah resistance, and hopes for ceasefire and reconstruction.
The U.S.–Iran standoff escalated into a high-risk maritime confrontation, with a U.S. blockade, Iranian retaliation threats, and fragile diplomacy failing to prevent potential renewed conflict and global economic shock.
In a country worn down by crisis, the circulation of Nada Hamadeh Mouawad’s name signals a deeper question about whether competence can finally shape Lebanese decision making over loyalty and sectarian balance
