US envoy visits Beirut amid pressure to control Hezbollah and assert Lebanese army authority

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US Envoy Visits Beirut Amid Pressure to Control Hezbollah, Assert Lebanese Army Authority

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A senior US envoy visited Beirut on Saturday amid a fragile ceasefire with Israel and mounting US pressure on Lebanon to rein in the militant Hezbollah group, urging the Lebanese army to assert control over all national territory and prevent arms smuggling along the Syrian border. World News | US Envoy Visits Beirut Amid Pressure to Control Hezbollah, Assert Lebanese Army Authority.

U.S. envoy visits Beirut amid pressure to control Hezbollah and assert Lebanese army authority

A senior U.S. envoy visited Beirut on Saturday amid a fragile ceasefire with Israel and mounting U.S. pressure on Lebanon to rein in the militant Hezbollah group, urging the Lebanese army to assert control over all national territory and prevent arms smuggling along the Syrian border.

US envoy visits Beirut amid pressure to control Hezbollah and assert Lebanese army authority

BEIRUT (AP) — A senior U.S. envoy visited Beirut on Saturday amid a fragile ceasefire with Israel and mounting U.S. pressure on Lebanon to rein in the militant Hezbollah group, urging the Lebanese army to assert control over all national territory and prevent arms smuggling along the Syrian border. Deputy U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus, who has been leading shuttle diplomacy between Lebanon and Israel under U.S. President D…

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed that the government is determined to implement its reform plan and continue working to restrict the control of arms to the state and extend its authority over all its territories. Salam's remarks came during his reception of a delegation from the American Support Group for Lebanon, headed by Ambassador Edward Gabriel and attended by US Ambassador Lisa Johnson. Salam pointed out that financial reforms were laun…

Trump Envoy Visits Lebanon Amid Fears Over a Shaky Cease-Fire

Over the weekend, President Trump’s deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus visited Lebanon to discuss the Israeli truce. Although the U.S. had brokered a ceasefire deal between Hezbollah and Israel, strikes have continued over the past two weeks. The Lebanese government has been working to rebuild the country after the war between Israel and Hezbollah […] The post Trump Envoy Visits Lebanon Amid Fears Over a Shaky Cease-Fire  appeared first on …