Exclusive: Trump demanded direct talks with Hezbollah but was denied

Exclusive: Trump demanded direct talks with Hezbollah but was denied Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 09:17 Attempts to speak with Lebanese movement were shut down - but sources dispute whether it was Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad or Hezbollah that refused the president Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, 23 April 2026 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP) Off Donald Trump called the Leb