Saturday, February 8, 2025

Cutting the Hezbollah cancer from Syria

Trump Envoy Demands Hezbollah Be Booted From Lebanese Govt In 'Red Line'

BY TYLER DURDEN
FRIDAY, FEB 07, 2025 - 05:30 PM

Trump's newly appointed regional diplomat, United States deputy envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, is in Lebanon where she's bringing serious pressure to bear on the Lebanese government.

She's demanding that Hezbollah be swiftly booted from Lebanon's government. "We have set clear red lines … that [Hezbollah] won’t be able to terrorize the Lebanese people, and that includes by being a part of the government," Ortagus told reporters.

Ortagus issued the words after meeting with Lebanon's new president Joseph Aoun. She declared in a news conference that Hezbollah has been "defeated" by Israel after a multi-month bombing campaign where Israeli jets obliterated many buildings in central and southern Beirut.

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