The United States has denied reports that Washington and Ankara have proposed changes to Lebanon’s political system or jointly put forward a plan to disarm Hezbollah, reaffirming its commitment to ending the cycle of conflict between Lebanon and Israel.

US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said there was no joint US-Turkish proposal concerning Lebanon and no American-backed initiative to alter the political structure established under the 1989 Taif Accord, which ended Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war.

“There is no U.S.-Turkey proposal concerning Lebanon, nor are there any U.S.-backed proposals to change the structure of Lebanese politics established by the Taif Accords,” Pigott wrote on X.

He said Washington remained “fully committed” to working with Lebanon and Israel under the Trilateral Framework to end the cycle of conflict “once and for all.”

Pigott identified three key pillars of the framework: disarming Hezbollah, which he described as “a terrorist proxy of Iran”; securing long-term security for both Lebanon and Israel; and establishing peaceful relations between the two neighboring countries based on mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“We welcome support from international partners in achieving those goals,” he added.

The statement came in response to reports of a proposed US-Turkish initiative involving Hezbollah’s weapons and Lebanon’s political power-sharing arrangements, as well as claims that Iran had rejected a plan to disarm the group.

According to those reports, the proposal would have called for an equal distribution of political power among Christians, Shiites and Sunnis, the appointment of a Shiite as army commander, and the transfer of all heavy weapons to Iran.

The reports also suggested that Hezbollah wanted to withdraw from the government, but Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri opposed the move and refused to pull his ministers or allow Shiite representation to be withdrawn from the Cabinet.