US special envoy Amos Hochstein started key talks on Tuesday with Lebanese officials aimed at de-escalating the violence at the Lebanese-Israeli border. The US official will start his talks in the capital with Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri, a key ally of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement. He will then hold talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib. According to a Lebanese government source, Hochstein, who visited Israel on Monday, was sent to the region on “an urgent unexpected visit” to contain the deteriorating situation between Israel and …