Trump administration pressures Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah as ceasefire violations mount. Israeli strikes continue amid concerns over terrorist group’s rebuilding efforts.
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TheTrumpadministrationisrampinguppressureonthe Lebanesegovernment todisarmtheIran-backedterroristmovement,withoneseniorU.S.officialtermingLebanona“failedstate”foritsinaction.
U.S.AmbassadortoTurkey,ThomasBarrack,whoalsoservesasenvoytoLebanonandSyria,saidSaturdayinBahrainthatLebanonisa“failedstate”becauseofits“paralyzedgovernment,”TheAssociatedPressreported.HealsonotedthatHezbollahretains40,000fightersandbetween15,000and20,000rocketsandmissiles,notingtheterrorgrouppaysitsmilitia$2,200permonth,whereastheLebaneseArmedForcessoldiersearn$275amonthandhaveinferiorequipmentaswell.
TheU.S.brokeredaceasefireinNov.2024betweentheU.S.-designatedterroristorganizationHezbollahandIsrael.InAugust,Lebanon’sgovernmentacceptedanAmericanplantodisarmHezbollahbytheendof2025.
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