U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen to the Lebanese Ambassador to the United States, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, speak during a meeting with the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the U.S. at the White House in Washington on April 23, 2026. (Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
Pressure on the Lebanese state is continuing. On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington was preparing to put in place a framework to train “certain” units of the Lebanese Army with a view to disarming Hezbollah.“Israel will not have to do it,” Rubio said in an interview with Fox News.The United States is a key partner of the Lebanese Army as it provides it with military equipment which, albeit outdated, is seen as essential. A training program, however, would be unprecedented.The move appears to reflect a U.S. effort to widen the gap between Hezbollah and the Lebanese state, and to push the army toward taking a tougher stance against the party. Read more Aoun and Berri pass the buck amid mounting pressure on Lebanon Contacted for comment, a source close to the Lebanese presidency said the state “has not...
Pressure on the Lebanese state is continuing. On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington was preparing to put in place a framework to train “certain” units of the Lebanese Army with a view to disarming Hezbollah.“Israel will not have to do it,” Rubio said in an interview with Fox News.The United States is a key partner of the Lebanese Army as it provides it with military equipment which, albeit outdated, is seen as essential. A training program, however, would be unprecedented.The move appears to reflect a U.S. effort to widen the gap between Hezbollah and the Lebanese state, and to push the army toward taking a tougher stance against the party. Read more Aoun and Berri pass the buck amid mounting pressure on Lebanon Contacted for comment, a source close to the Lebanese presidency said the state...
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