Trump hosts Lebanon's president as Israel begins first pullback

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will meet President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday — a sitdown that comes as the Israeli military begins its first withdrawal from Lebanon under a U.S.-brokered agreement. Why it matters: The Trump administration is politically invested in strengthening Aoun, isolating Hezbollah and pushing for an Israeli-Lebanese peace agreement. Aoun, the first Lebanese president to visit the White House since 2009, wants political support from Trump, military assistance…