{"id":2633109,"date":"2026-07-21T12:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hell-speak-to-hezbollah-if-asked-by-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:44:43","slug":"trump-says-hell-speak-to-hezbollah-if-asked-by-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hell-speak-to-hezbollah-if-asked-by-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he&#8217;ll speak to Hezbollah if asked by Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-hell-speak-to-hezbollah-if-asked-by-lebanon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2633109&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump stated that he is willing to personally communicate with Hezbollah leadership if requested by Lebanese President joseph Aoun.He emphasized that, unlike previous presidents, he has not adhered to traditional norms against direct talks with terrorist groups and is open to such engagement. Trump highlighted the possibility of speaking with Hezbollah through intermediaries and expressed a hope to collaborate with regional partners to stabilize southern Lebanon, especially following Israeli military withdrawals. He also indicated a favorable view of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad&#8217;s efforts to disarm Hezbollah and suggested that Syria could play a role in addressing Hezbollah&#8217;s presence in Lebanon. Additionally, Trump mentioned that he has maintained good relations with Syria&#8217;s leadership and believes Syria, under Assad, could be effective in combating Hezbollah.The article includes related suggested stories and a video of Trump\u2019s full comments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4655639\/trump-executive-order-defense-supply-chain-contractors-peter-navarro\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said Tuesday that he would personally speak with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"814\">Hezbollah<\/a> leadership if asked to do so by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanese<\/a> President Joseph Aoun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike past presidents, Trump has repeatedly flouted norms regarding direct American negotiations with terrorist groups, something he himself referenced during a bilateral meeting with Aoun at the White House.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4656931\/trump-other-operators-iran-missiles-killed-american-soldiers-jordan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump: Other \u2018operators\u2019 at fault for Iranian missiles killing American soldiers in Jordan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4656932\/trump-speak-to-hezbollah-lebanon-president-asks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he\u2019ll speak to Hezbollah if asked by Lebanese president<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4656943\/trump-iran-killing-protesters-kids\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Iran is killing protesters and young kids \u2018like they\u2019re candy\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI speak to everybody. I\u2019ll speak to people that a lot of people think I shouldn\u2019t be speaking to, and things work out,\u201d he told reporters gathered in the Oval Office on Tuesday. \u201cIf the president [of Lebanon] wanted me to speak to Hezbollah, you know he\u2019s lived with Hezbollah for a long time, and if the president wanted me to speak to Hezbollah, I would.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president reportedly contacted Hezbollah, an Iran-funded terror proxy group operating out of southern Lebanon, through a regional intermediary shortly after the U.S. signed the memorandum of understanding with Iran. Then-ongoing fighting between the terrorist group and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4650072\/jd-vance-accuses-israel-paying-influencers-undermine-iran-negotiations\/\">Israel<\/a> threatened to blow up Trump\u2019s Iran deal, which he has since abandoned in the wake of Iranian strikes against international commerce moving through the Strait of Hormuz and American military assets in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president said on Tuesday that he and Aoun would speak about how the U.S. can help stabilize southern Lebanon amid an Israeli military withdrawal. Trump claimed that the White House has developed \u201csome very concrete plans\u201d for addressing the issue with assistance from regional partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, Trump expressed openness to Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa\u2019s suggestion that the Syrian military invade southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4655639\/trump-executive-order-defense-supply-chain-contractors-peter-navarro\/\"><strong>TRUMP VOWS IRAN WILL \u2018PAY\u2019 FOR KILLING US TROOPS. WHAT COMES NEXT?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe get along very well with the president of Syria. He\u2019s done a very good job. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if this gentleman\u2019s going to do a job just like that,\u201d Trump said Tuesday, seated next to Aoun. \u201cHe\u2019s done a very good job. He\u2019s pulled Syria together. He would like to come in and do something with Hezbollah. They\u2019ve been fighting \u2014 he\u2019s been fighting Hezbollah for a long time. I think it\u2019d be very effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can watch Trump\u2019s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vUNswx1aNi4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Open to speaking with Hezbollah if Lebanon requests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2633110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26202575575881.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[24658,23728,3634],"class_list":["post-2633109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-hezbollah","tag-lebanon","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26202575575881.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2633109"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2633112,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633109\/revisions\/2633112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2633110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2633109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2633109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2633109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}