Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement of rebuke after Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem threatened to move against Lebanon should it continue talks with Israel.
On the fifth anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun issued a recently promised accountability pledge, declaring that “justice is coming.”
Israel’s foreign minister made headlines this week by attending a high-level meeting with Syrian and Lebanese officials—a rare occurrence signaling shifting regional dynamics.
Lebanon’s central bank has finally taken decisive action to sever ties with Hezbollah’s bank, Al-Qard Al-Hassan, by banning all financial institutions from doing business with the terror-linked entity.
The Trump administration’s special envoy to Lebanon, Thomas Barrack, praised Beirut’s response to a U.S. proposal calling for the Hezbollah disarmament in exchange for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon.
