Following Israel’s elimination of several high-ranking Hezbollah leaders, the United States is seeking a new pathway to exit the political deadlock in Lebanon and de-escalate the ongoing conflict, according to the US Department of State. To ease tensions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken separately phoned Caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss the need for a resolution to the situation. Earlier this week, Blinken discussed with his Saudi, Qatari, and French counterparts how a resolution — notably the election of a new president in Leban…