Pete Hegseth & Yechiel Leiter

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.

Yechiel Leiter: Yechiel Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, participated in direct talks with Lebanon, expressing Israel's goal of liberating Lebanon from Hezbollah.

Yechiel Leiter: Yechiel Leiter, Israel's Ambassador to the US, described the meeting in Washington as a 'victory for sanity, for responsibility and for peace' and stated both nations were 'united in liberating Lebanon' from Hezbollah.