Middle East
US pressure risks plunging Lebanon into violence
Lebanese officials lashed out following comments from a US envoy about the need to act against Hezbollah
September 26, 2025
Lebanese officials lashed out following comments from a US envoy about the need to act against Hezbollah
The Trump envoy's plan to defang Hezbollah has a few holes, however.
The president's alignment with Israel belies a complicated history, while his country's championing of international law will be sorely tested
Pro-Israel forces in Washington don’t like Tom Barrack’s approach, but maybe that’s exactly what is needed
Tehran is choosing state relations over ideological militancy, leaving its old proxy Hezbollah under greatly altered circumstances in Lebanon
Interestingly, the U.S. Intelligence Community agrees
