The Council of Ministers meeting in Baabda on June 16, 2025. (Credit: Presidency’s X account.)
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack visited Lebanon on July 7. During his stay in Beirut, President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri delivered Lebanon’s official response to the U.S. roadmap aimed at disarming Hezbollah.Now, the Cabinet appears more fragile than ever.The anti-Hezbollah camp, particularly the Lebanese Forces (LF), criticized the fact that the Lebanese response was not debated in Cabinet, which, under the Constitution, holds executive authority. Instead, the response was the result of consultations among the country’s three top leaders and delegates from the Amal-Hezbollah alliance, which had threatened to withdraw its four ministers if the matter were brought before Cabinet. Read also: Hezbollah disarmament: Trump has courage but not patience, warns Barrack On Monday, the LF raised the...
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack visited Lebanon on July 7. During his stay in Beirut, President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri delivered Lebanon’s official response to the U.S. roadmap aimed at disarming Hezbollah.Now, the Cabinet appears more fragile than ever.The anti-Hezbollah camp, particularly the Lebanese Forces (LF), criticized the fact that the Lebanese response was not debated in Cabinet, which, under the Constitution, holds executive authority. Instead, the response was the result of consultations among the country’s three top leaders and delegates from the Amal-Hezbollah alliance, which had threatened to withdraw its four ministers if the matter were brought before Cabinet. Read also: Hezbollah disarmament: Trump has courage but not patience, warns Barrack On Monday, the LF raised...
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