Lebanese soldiers search a vehicle after deploying to the southern town of Srifa, on July 21, 2026. The Lebanese president was to meet with his US counterpart in Washington on July 21, as Beirut's military moved into an area of the south under a deal with Israel to disarm Hezbollah. Lebanon is under pressure to prove that it can and will disarm the Iran-backed militant group, which Israel has set as a precondition for ending its occupation in southern Lebanon. (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images) /

A Lebanese soldier stands on an armoured vehicle after the army deployed to the southern town of Srifa, on July 21, 2026. The Lebanese president was to meet with his US counterpart in Washington on July 21, as Beirut's military moved into an area of the south under a deal with Israel to disarm Hezbollah. Lebanon is under pressure to prove that it can and will disarm the Iran-backed militant group, which Israel has set as a precondition for ending its occupation in southern Lebanon. (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images) /

Lebanese soldiers gather on a road after deploying to the southern town of Srifa on July 21, 2026. The Lebanese president was to meet with his US counterpart in Washington on July 21, as Beirut's military moved into an area of the south under a deal with Israel to disarm Hezbollah. Lebanon is under pressure to prove that it can and will disarm the Iran-backed militant group, which Israel has set as a precondition for ending its occupation in southern Lebanon. (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images) /

(COMBO) This combination of files pictures created on July 21, 2026 shows Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arriving to attend a cabinet session to discuss an army plan to disarm the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, on September 5, 2025 and US President Donald Trump looking on at Chateau de Versailles ahead of a dinner to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States, in Versailles southwest of Paris on June 17, 2026. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on July 21, 2026, as pressure builds for Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, Israel's key condition before withdrawing from south Lebanon. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO and Guillaume BAPTISTE / AFP via Getty Images)

(COMBO) This combination of files pictures created on July 21, 2026 shows President Donald Trump speaking to reporters after stepping off Air Force One upon returning to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 19, 2026 and Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun delivering the press statements after meeting with his France's counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace in Baabda on January 17, 2025. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on July 21, 2026, as pressure builds for Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, Israel's key condition before withdrawing from south Lebanon. (Photo by Mandel NGAN and Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters during a vote in the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. This week the Senate is expected to take up additional judicial nominations, and the Senate Appropriations committee will hear from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine amidst a rise in U.S. casualties in the war with Iran. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walks out of the Senate Chambers during a vote in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. This week the Senate is expected to take up additional judicial nominations, and the Senate Appropriations committee will hear from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine amidst a rise in U.S. casualties in the war with Iran. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: U.S. Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) walks out of the Senate Chambers during a vote in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. This week the Senate is expected to take up additional judicial nominations, and the Senate Appropriations committee will hear from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine amidst a rise in U.S. casualties in the war with Iran. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)