Pakistan, June 23 -- New Lebanon-Israel talks are set to begin in Washington on Tuesday. The negotiations aim to secure a ceasefire after months of conflict in Lebanon. The process matters as regional diplomacy faces pressure from US-Iran developments.

Lebanon is entering the new round of talks with Israel despite limited progress in earlier efforts. Four previous rounds since April failed to deliver a durable ceasefire. The ongoing war, triggered in March, has already killed thousands in Lebanon and intensified regional instability.

The talks come in the shadow of a recent US-Iran memorandum of understanding. That agreement has shifted regional dynamics and influenced ceasefire conditions across multiple fronts. Lebanese officials say ...