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Difficult for #Iran to proceed with ceasefire while abandoning Hezbollah to its fate in #Lebanon. #Israel’s decision to negotiate a ceasefire via the Lebanese government is clever. A ceasefire, but one empowering Beirut, not Tehran. Now will Iran accept & facilitate? Becky Anderson

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