Posts Tagged: US Lebanon
Lebanese President Steps Up Calls for Hezbollah to Disarm
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stepped up his calls for Hezbollah to disarm on Thursday, suggesting failure to do so would give Israel an excuse to continue attacks and saying the issue would be on the...
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
Washington is ramping up pressure on Beirut to swiftly issue a formal cabinet decision committing to disarm Hezbollah before talks can resume on a halt to Israel's military operations in Lebanon, five sources familiar with the...
US Cannot ‘Compel’ Israel to Do Anything, US Special Envoy Says in Lebanon
Washington cannot "compel" Israel to do anything, US special envoy Thomas Barrack said in Beirut on Monday, in response to a reporter's question about Lebanese demands that the US guarantees a halt to Israeli strikes...
Yes — US Aid to Lebanon Funds Hezbollah
JNS.org - While the US-designated terror group Hezbollah has denied any direct connection to the Lebanese government, if a group of US lawmakers gets its...
US Urges Lebanon to Cut Financial Support for Iran-Backed Terror Group Hezbollah
JNS.org - A US official on Tuesday urged the Lebanese government to sever all financial ties with the Iranian terror proxy Hezbollah. “[America urges] Lebanon to take every possible...
US Seeks to Increase Arms Sales to Iraq, Lebanon
Times of Israel/AP - WASHINGTON — U.S. military commanders have been told to explore ways to increase security assistance to Lebanon and Iraq,...
