A Hezbollah delegation at a press briefing following a meeting with the President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, on May 26, 2025. (Credit: the presidency.)
Hezbollah sought to give the impression of extending a hand to President Joseph Aoun on Monday, by sending a delegetion to Baabda, led by Mohammad Raad, head of its parliamentary bloc. Following the meeting between the two men, Raad stated that his party was willing to discuss all issues with the president — without excluding the possibility of its own disarmament from the debate — even as Aoun has advocated for the state’s monopoly of weapons since the first day of his term. However, Raad made sharp remarks against Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.When asked by journalists about a recent statement by Salam — who had said in a televised interview that “the era of exporting the Iranian revolution is over” — Raad chose “not to comment, out of a desire to preserve what remains of our affection” for the head of government. Yet the...
Hezbollah sought to give the impression of extending a hand to President Joseph Aoun on Monday, by sending a delegetion to Baabda, led by Mohammad Raad, head of its parliamentary bloc. Following the meeting between the two men, Raad stated that his party was willing to discuss all issues with the president — without excluding the possibility of its own disarmament from the debate — even as Aoun has advocated for the state’s monopoly of weapons since the first day of his term. However, Raad made sharp remarks against Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.When asked by journalists about a recent statement by Salam — who had said in a televised interview that “the era of exporting the Iranian revolution is over” — Raad chose “not to comment, out of a desire to preserve what remains of our affection” for the head of...