Hezbollah Rejection Clouds Lebanon Ceasefire, Prospects for Ending Iran War

Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location in this still image obtained from a video released Dec. 5, 2025. Photo: Al Manar TV/REUTERS TV/via REUTERS The Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and Israel said it would not withdraw troops from the country, undermining US President Donald Trump’s efforts to halt fighting there to forge peace with Tehran. Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon, whe