The Inevitable Confrontation
The agreement is tested in Lebanon and the U.S.'s loss of deterrence.
Donald Trump with Benjamin Netanyahu during a special plenum session in honor of President Trump at the Knesset, October 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
It’s Friday, June 19, and overnight Hezbollah has continued its campaign against IDF forces in southern Lebanon. A commander’s tank was struck by a drone or missile, killing four—among them the battal…


