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Lebanese and Israeli diplomats plan to meet in Washington next week to discuss their own ceasefire, but that too faces hurdles as both sides continue trading fire along Lebanon's southern border.

Meantime, Vice President J.D.

Vance is leading talks for the U.S.

now as President Trump ramps up pressure to reach a deal.

Catherine Lucey covers the White House for Bloomberg.

I mean, the thing is that sending him over there really, you know, sort of saddles him with it, right?

It puts it around his neck as well.

And there's no way for him to distance himself from this war now, given that he is now really sort of taking a leading role in the diplomacy here.

As Bloomberg's Catherine Lucey on Bloomberg this weekend, the outcome of talks could determine whether that ceasefire turns into a lasting peace agreement or plunges the region into further conflict.

In the span of a week, oil prices have rebounded a bit, falling from about $112 a barrel down to $95 a barrel at Friday's close.

But Stephen Shork with the Shork Report tells Bloomberg the war in Iran will have residual impacts on the oil market for years.

Stephen Shork on Bloomberg this weekend.

He says you can expect summer gas prices to spike even higher.

And the natural gas market, which includes helium and fertilizer, may never return to what it was like before this conflict.

More airlines are raising surcharges and baggage fees to help offset rising energy and oil prices as this war continues.

Katie Nastro is a travel expert for Going.com, but she says higher fees may be here to stay.

That's Going.com's Katie Nastro on Bloomberg this weekend.

She says many families may be looking for travel alternatives to flying, but cruises could raise their prices next thanks to higher fuel costs and shortages.

Brent Crude closed around $95 a barrel on Friday.

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