Trump’s call to Hezbollah was unprecedented. What does it mean for a Lebanon ceasefire?

Key Points Hundreds of people have been killed in Lebanon since a nominal ceasefire was announced in April. Hezbollah has not been a party to the negotiations for a lasting deal. Never before has a US president before spoken with Hezbollah — the Lebanese militant group that is listed as a terrorist organisation in the United States. That is until, he says, Donald Trump. Overnight, the US president announced his talks with the Iran’s Lebanese ally through intermediaries, and that he secured a pledge that it would not attack Israel. “I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi…