Peace initiatives in the Middle East have been met with a sharp change in direction by the American administration, threatening stability in the region. According to CBS News, citing informed sources, US President Donald Trump has revised his initial position regarding including Lebanon in the two-week ceasefire plan with Iran. Initially, Washington and international mediators assumed that the ceasefire would cover the entire region, serving as a comprehensive solution for de-escalation. However, the situation changed dramatically immediately after a phone call between Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Following this conversation, the American side effectively excluded Lebanon from the agreement, leaving the Israeli military free to operate in the north.

This abrupt diplomatic maneuver caused confusion among international mediators, who had already considered the expanded ceasefire format to be finalized. According to sources, the United States initially agreed that the ceasefire should be synchronized on all fronts, including Hezbollah positions. However, the insistence of the Israeli leadership, which seeks to continue weakening the Lebanese front regardless of progress on the Iranian front, outweighed Washington's initial calculations. This change in position underscores Benjamin Netanyahu's continued influence in shaping US Middle East policy and the Trump administration's willingness to accommodate Israel's military priorities even at the cost of fragmenting the peace process.