Ongoing U.S.-brokered talks since April 2026 produced a June Trilateral Framework Agreement focused on Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, Lebanese Armed Forces deployment, and Hezbollah disarmament under UNSCR 1701 terms, yet the accord stops short of diplomatic recognition or full normalization. Hezbollah rejected the framework outright, Lebanese officials have labeled broader state-to-state ties premature, and domestic anti-normalization laws plus public opinion remain significant constraints. Recent August rounds in Rome addressed border security and prisoner exchanges rather than a peace treaty. These security-first priorities, combined with implementation disputes and Lebanon’s May parliamentary elections, sustain trader consensus that formal diplomatic relations are unlikely before the December 31, 2026 resolution deadline.