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Why Lebanon is the sticking point in US-Iran talks?

CGTN's "The Heat" connected with Nabeel Khoury, a former US diplomat, senior researcher and commentator on Middle East affairs, and author of "Bunker Diplomacy: An Arab-American in the U.S. Foreign Service." During the program, Khoury explored why Lebanon has become a key issue in US-Iran talks, analyzed the different considerations of the US and Israel on Lebanon, and examined the impact of the current situation in southern Lebanon on the regional security landscape.

0:00 – Lebanon as a key flashpoint in US-Iran tensions 00:40 – US, Israel and diverging strategic agendas 02:47 – Does Netanyahu intend to turn southern Lebanon into another Gaza? 04:46 – US pressure, Hezbollah and Lebanon's internal limits

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