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US Draws Red Line Over Hezbollah's Inclusion in Lebanese Government

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Morgan Ortagus, a former state department spokesperson, has taken on the role of deputy special envoy for Middle East peace in Donald Trump's administration. In a press conference following a meeting with Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun, Ortagus expressed gratitude to Israel for defeating Hezbollah, stating that the US is "not afraid" of the armed group. The US has made it clear that Hezbollah's inclusion in Lebanon's government is a non-negotiable "red line".

  1. US
    Morgan Ortagus
    US State Department
    1. Hezbollah was defeated by Israel and we are grateful to our ally Israel for defeating Hezbollah.
    2. It is thanks to the Lebanese President Aoun and the prime minister-designate Nawaf Salam and everyone in this government who is committed to an end of corruption, who is committed to reforms and who is committed to making sure that Hezbollah is not a part of the new government in any form.
    3. We have set clear red lines in the United States that they (Hezbollah) won't be able to terrorise the Lebanese people, and that includes by being a part of the government.
    4. The end of Hezbollah's reign of terror in Lebanon and around the world has started and it's over.
    5. February 18 will be the date for redeployment, when the [Israeli] troops will finish their redeployment, and of course, the [Lebanese] troops will come in behind them, so we are very committed to that firm date.

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  3. Nawaf Salam named as Lebanon's prime minister-designate

sources

  1. 1.Al Jazeera
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.Israel Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
  3. 3.Iran Foreign Policy
  4. 4.Ethnic tensions
  5. 5.French Foreign Policy
  6. 6.Israel-Lebanese Hezbollah Conflict
  7. 7.National Debt
  8. 8.Lebanon Political instability

countries

  1. 1.FranceFR
  2. 2.IsraelIL
  3. 3.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  4. 4.LebanonLB
  5. 5.Syrian Arab RepublicSY
  6. 6.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.HezbollahLB
  2. 2.Shia
  3. 3.Amal Movement
  4. 4.International Court of Justice
  5. 5.Sunni
  6. 6.UN Interim Force in Lebanon
  7. 7.United Nations

persons

  1. 1.Morgan OrtagusUS
  2. 2.Donald TrumpUS
  3. 3.Joseph AounLB
  4. 4.Nawaf SalamLB
  5. 5.Amos HochsteinUS
  6. 6.Bashar Al-AssadSY
  7. 7.Hassan NasrallahLB
  8. 8.Mohammad RaadLB

technicals

  1. 1.Christianity
  2. 2.Litani River
US Draws Red Line Over Hezbollah's Inclusion in Lebanese Government