Even as diplomats prepare to talk, the fragile peace is under immediate threat. Britain, France, and Spain have issued a rare joint condemnation of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, warning that the escalation risks “blowing up” the US-Iran ceasefire before it has a chance to solidify. European leaders insist that without extending the cessation of hostilities to include the Lebanese front, the broader agreement could collapse.
The Greek press framed the situation starkly as a drama with four faces: Trump, Netanyahu, Xi Jinping, and Khamenei. Greek commentators noted that both sides wanted the ceasefire — Iran for obvious reasons, and Trump because he was “looking for a way out of a trap he hadn’t realized was so dangerous and so large.” But wanting peace and sustaining it are two different things, and the bloody Israeli bombardments and mutual recriminations between the parties are testing that desire daily.
Lebanon, meanwhile, is paying the heaviest price. According to reporting from Ethnos, the country is facing a rapidly escalating food security crisis directly caused by the conflict. “What we are experiencing today is not just a displacement crisis — it is rapidly evolving into a food security crisis,” officials warned.
