Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran can call ‘if they want to talk’ amid impasse on negotiations

US president says there’s ‘no reason to meet’ Tehran unless they agree never to have nuclear weapons Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday rejected Lebanon’s planned direct talks with Israel, calling them a “grave sin” that will destabilise Lebanon. “We categorically reject direct negotiations with Israel, and those in power should know that their actions will not benefit Lebanon or themselves,” Qassem said in a statement, calling on authorities to “back down from their grave sin that is putting Lebanon in a spiral of instability”. Continue reading...