Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon leaders 'will meet' today as China fumes over Hormuz Strait

Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon leaders 'will meet' today as China fumes over Hormuz StraitUS President Donald Trump has said that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak on Thursday, April 16, more than three decades after their last discussion as tensions remain highNewsPaige Ingram04:59, 16 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesTrump is confident the leaders will meet today(Image: Getty Images)US President Donald Trump said in a post on social media that Israeli and Lebanese leadership will speak more than 30 years after their last conversation.‌It comes after the White House has said reports that the US has asked for a two-week extension of the ceasefire with Iran are "not true" and Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency said Iran has not agreed to extend the two-week ceasefire "at this stage".‌Taking to Truth Social Trump wrote: "Trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon. It has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years. It will happen tomorrow. Nice! President DJT"‌View 2 ImagesIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(Image: AFP via Getty Images)READ MORE: Nursery worker, director and company to be sentenced after toddler suffocated to death at nurseryREAD MORE: British-born man at centre of alleged killing spree described as 'pure acts of evil' is chargedAmid hopes of renewed talks between the US and Iran, the US blockade of Iranian ports remains in place, while Tehran has threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the Middle East. More than 10,000 additional US troops are expected to arrive in the region, including 6,000 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, along with several warships.‌Responding to the blockade, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart that reopening the Strait of Hormuz was a unanimous demand from the international community. Wang Yi told Abbas Araghchi in a phone call late on Wednesday that Iran’...