DONALD TRUMP summoned his cabinet today to discuss peace terms with Iran, as Israel widened its war on Lebanon.

An exchange of fire on Monday appeared not to have derailed talks, with Iranian sources suggesting a deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and see the US end its “blockade of the blockade,” both returns to the pre-war status quo.

Hints at other terms included Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian saying the main battleground was the “economic war” — Iranian negotiators have reportedly pressed hard for an end to US sanctions and the return of frozen assets — and claims the US may withdraw troops from “the vicinity of Iran,” though Iranian media itself said whether this meant withdrawing from its huge number of Middle Eastern military bases was for further negotiation.

Any of the above would be wins from Iran’s point of view. The US is said to be pushing for concessions on Iranian uranium enrichment, though Iran has denied it is currently negotiating on that.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it was unlikely full-on war would resume as “the enemy is weak” but that Iran would become “a graveyard for aggressors” if it did.

While the two larger countries’ stand-off continued, Israel launched more sweeping bombing raids over Lebanon, killing at least 31 people on Tuesday and at least two more today when the Morning Star went to press.

The Lebanese army said it had recovered the body of one of its soldiers killed by Israeli bombardment on Tuesday.

Israel is formally not in conflict with Lebanon or its military, but with the Hezbollah militia, though Lebanese officials say its bombs have killed thousands of civilians.

It issued more “evacuation orders” — instructions for residents of whole towns and cities to flee their homes because they are about to bomb the area — including for the ancient city of Tyre on the Mediterranean.

It told residents to flee north of the Zahrani river. The new exclusion zones move beyond the original “yellow line” and orders to residents to move north of the Litani river; whether Israel will begin systematically demolishing Lebanese homes and infrastructure to stop people returning, as it has further south, is not yet clear.