‘A train wreck’: As Jerusalem and Beirut hold talks, Israeli envoy pans linkage to US-Iran deal (opens original article in a new tab)

Israeli and Lebanese officials held talks in Washington amid tensions over US-Iran deal and Lebanon's sovereignty, with Israeli envoy criticizing the negotiations as a 'train wreck' and Lebanese leader rejecting Israeli occupation.

• Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter criticized US inclusion of Lebanon ceasefire in US-Iran MOU during Israel-Lebanon talks
• Leiter described negotiations as 'a train wreck' and emphasized Iran's exclusion from Lebanon's sovereignty
• Lebanese President Joseph Aoun rejected Israeli presence in southern Lebanon and foreign interference