The US and Hezbollah are in secret indirect talks managed by London in order to deal with the fight against al-Qaida, regional stability, and other Lebanese political issues.
The ongoing negotiations with Iran have led to a change of perception, and opened the door to dialogue with Hezbollah and Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani.
Rouhani spoke to British Prime Minister David Cameron last week, pushing London to re-open the channel with Hezbollah.
According to senior diplomatic sources quoted in the report in the Kuwait newspaper al-Rai on Wednesday, British diplomats are holding discussions with leaders of the Lebanese organization and transferring the information to the Americans.
Relations between Britain and Iran deteriorated after Iranians stormed the British embassy in November 2011 in Tehran.
In October, Britain and Iran decided to renew diplomatic relations and Britain named a new charge d’affaires to Iran.
The discussions “are aimed at keeping tabs on the changes in the region and the world and prepare for the upcoming return of Iran to the international community,’ according to diplomatic sources in Washington.
Because the US recognizes both the political and military wings of the party as a terrorist organization and refuses to distinguish between them, unlike the British, American officials cannot legally meet with any member of the organization.
But according to the sources, the US are willing to hear the views of the party and “warm up to a direct relationship in the future.”