U.S. Embassy in Beirut said Hezbollah remains unwilling to negotiate disarmament with the Lebanese government, the U.S. or Israel and is acting at Iran's direction. The embassy said it is already in dialogue with Beirut and that, should Hezbollah indicate readiness to hand over weapons, Washington could seek to narrow the parties' positions.

2026-08-30

U.S. Embassy in Beirut said Hezbollah remains unwilling to negotiate disarmament with the Lebanese government, the U.S. or Israel and is acting at Iran's direction. The embassy said it is already in dialogue with Beirut and that, should Hezbollah indicate readiness to hand over weapons, Washington could seek to narrow the parties' positions.