Nada Hamadeh Moawad & Pete Hegseth

Nada Hamadeh Moawad: Nada Hamadeh Moawad, Lebanese Ambassador to the United States, participated in direct talks with Israel, calling the meeting constructive and pressing for a ceasefire.

Pete Hegseth: Pete Hegseth, the US Defense Secretary, stated that troops were poised to restart combat operations if a deal was not reached, threatening to target Iran's critical dual-use infrastructure, power generation, and energy industry.

Nada Hamadeh Moawad: Nada Hamadeh Moawad, Lebanon's Ambassador to the US, called the meeting in Washington 'productive'.