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Hezbollah official say group had no direct contact with Trump: Report

A senior Hezbollah official told AFP on Monday that the Iran-backed group has had “no direct contact” with President Donald Trump, despite recent statements from the US leader suggesting otherwise.Washington considers Hezbollah a “terrorist” group, including both its military and political wings, and recently imposed sanctions on several of its lawmakers.Last Wednesday, referring to efforts to halt the latest war in Lebanon between Israel and the militants, Trump had told reporters that “we actually spoke with Hezbollah for the first time, ever.”For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Two days earlier, after Israel threatened to again bomb Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, Trump said that “through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah.”Senior Hezbollah official Mahmud Qomati told AFP in written remarks that “there has been no direct contact between President Trump and Hezbollah officials.”He said