Trump-era official David Schenker suggests agreement lacks mechanism to ensure funds Beirut acquires from subsequent gas exploration won't reach Hezbollah
Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs David Schenker urges greater oversight to monitor trade, especially in technology that could be put to military use
Netanyahu calls on Beirut to complete negotiations to mark sea border; Lebanon’s parliament meets with visiting US official, day after 1st round of talks
In indirect talks hosted by UN and mediated by US, delegates from two sides will sit in the same tent but reportedly not talk to each other; both say no normalization in sight
Wednesday's negotiations aimed only at solving minor border dispute to allow offshore drilling in disputed areas, Jerusalem stresses; senior official expects results within months
Assistant secretary of state does not confirm or deny reported threat by Washington to withdraw its troops and close embassy in Baghdad if violence doesn't end
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