Hezbollah supporters gather during a rally in support of Ira on July 8, 2026, in the southern suburbs of Beirut. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L’Orient-Le Jour)
Even as it rebuilds ties with Turkey, the United States' top priority remains Israel. This has been proven on several occasions and in various circumstances. Not only through Donald Trump's understanding of Israel's attack on Syria and the Abu Dhuhour military airport, but also in the entirety of U.S. policy in the region, including the sanctions imposed Thursday by Washington on Turkish figures because of their links to Hezbollah. Read more Lebanon, Syria, Gaza… Netanyahu turns up the heat ahead of the elections Part of Israel's military and political pressure, alongside U.S. sanctions, is meant to prevent Turkey from maintaining its accommodating stance toward Iran, but also to tie Ankara’s hands so it cannot offer assistance to Hezbollah. This dynamic is inseparable from the joint U.S.-Israeli project to tighten...
Even as it rebuilds ties with Turkey, the United States' top priority remains Israel. This has been proven on several occasions and in various circumstances. Not only through Donald Trump's understanding of Israel's attack on Syria and the Abu Dhuhour military airport, but also in the entirety of U.S. policy in the region, including the sanctions imposed Thursday by Washington on Turkish figures because of their links to Hezbollah. Read more Lebanon, Syria, Gaza… Netanyahu turns up the heat ahead of the elections Part of Israel's military and political pressure, alongside U.S. sanctions, is meant to prevent Turkey from maintaining its accommodating stance toward Iran, but also to tie Ankara’s hands so it cannot offer assistance to Hezbollah. This dynamic is inseparable from the joint U.S.-Israeli project to...
