Trump Wants to Talk to Hezbollah. The US Still Calls It a Terrorist Group. (opens in new tab)

At the G7 in Évian-les-Bains, Donald Trump said the US needs to have a 'little talk' with Hezbollah to resolve Lebanon — a militia Washington still legally classifies as a foreign terrorist organization. The remark exposed the central contradiction of the Iran memorandum of understanding: the deal includes Lebanon, but neither Israel nor US law makes that workable.