Iran peace talks in jeopardy as US ally openly defies Trump: report

Despite President Donald Trump’s recent demand that Israel halt its bombing campaign of Lebanon amid his administration’s efforts to secure a peace deal with Iran, the Israeli military confirmed that it had carried out “about 50 airstrikes” targeting what it claimed to be Hezbollah infrastructure sites, NBC News reported Saturday.

Last month, Trump issued an unusually fierce demand to Israeli leadership, declaring Israel to be "prohibited by the U.S.A” from “bombing Lebanon any longer.”...