In this handout photograph released by the Lebanese presidency's press office, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (L) meets veteran Lebanese diplomat Simon Karam at the Baabda Presidential Palace on May 8, 2026. Lebanon's Simon Karam and Israel's Yechiel Leiter, both political veterans with entrenched views, will come face to face in Washington for talks on May 14 after decades in a state of war. Lebanon and Israel have no formal ties, but the US president is hoping for a historic breakthrough even as Israeli forces remain deployed in south Lebanon to fight Iran-backed Hezbollah. (Photo by Lebanese Presidency / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / LEBANESE PRESIDENCY" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / TO GO WITH ISRAEL-LEBANON-US-CONFLICT-DIPLOMACY, PROFILE BY LAYAL ABOU RAHAL WITH GIANLUCA PACCHIANI

(FILES) Israel's ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter speaks to reporters after a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026. Lebanon's Simon Karam and Israel's Yechiel Leiter, both political veterans with entrenched views, will come face to face in Washington for talks on May 14 after decades in a state of war. Lebanon and Israel have no formal ties, but the US president is hoping for a historic breakthrough even as Israeli forces remain deployed in south Lebanon to fight Iran-backed Hezbollah. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before walking to board Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. President Trump said Monday he was ready to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island. Trump will bring along top US executives for a trip expected to focus heavily on the US president's hopes to ramp up trade. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump walks to speak to the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. President Trump said Monday he was ready to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island. Trump will bring along top US executives for a trip expected to focus heavily on the US president's hopes to ramp up trade. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump walks to speak to the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. President Trump said Monday he was ready to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island. Trump will bring along top US executives for a trip expected to focus heavily on the US president's hopes to ramp up trade. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before walking to board Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. President Trump said Monday he was ready to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island. Trump will bring along top US executives for a trip expected to focus heavily on the US president's hopes to ramp up trade. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before walking to board Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. President Trump said Monday he was ready to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island. Trump will bring along top US executives for a trip expected to focus heavily on the US president's hopes to ramp up trade. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - This US Marine Corps handout photo released on May 12, 2026, by US Central Command Public Affairs shows US Marines with Maritime Raid Force rappelling out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, during helicopter and roping sustainment training aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli at sea on May 8, 2026. Iran's chief negotiator said on May 12 that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure, after the US president warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse. The war, which erupted more than two months ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has spread throughout the Middle East and roiled the global economy despite the ceasefire, impacting hundreds of millions worldwide. (Photo by US MARINE CORPS / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US MARINE CORPS / NAVCENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS