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Trump says he thinks progress is being made on Lebanon

By Thomson Reuters Jun 4, 2026 | 3:37 PM

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump ​said on ‌Thursday he believed progress was being made between ‌Israel ​and ⁠Lebanon and ⁠that Lebanon deserved to have peace.

Trump told reporters ​in the Oval Office ⁠that ⁠he had spoken ​to Israeli Prime ​Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‌and “I actually spoke to Hezbollah about it.”

He ⁠continued: “And I think progress is made. ⁠It’s ‌been going ⁠on for ​a ‌long time, you ​know,” ⁠he said.

(Reporting by Bo Erickson and Steve Holland;Editing by David ​Ljunggren)