After a contentious election, Donald Trump has been elected the 47 th president of the United States, a decision already resonating globally, especially in the Middle East. As the divisive rhetoric of his campaign fades, regional military strategies are expected to shift to align with the priorities of the new US commander-in-chief.

Israel’s defense minister says his country insists on the right to act militarily against Hezbollah in any agreement to end the fighting in Lebanon. Lebanon’s government is likely to view any such

There are signs of progress on at least one front of the conflict in the Middle East. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest on reports of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a US-proposed ceasefire plan aimed at ending the year-long conflict with Israel, a senior Lebanese official has claimed. Ali Hassan Khalil, an aide to Speaker Nabih Berri,