Lebanese forces ministers align with US policies

2025-06-29 08:01:10

(MENAFN) Recent developments suggest that ministers affiliated with the Lebanese Forces party are aligning closely with U.S. policy directions, particularly in matters concerning Hezbollah, the Lebanese military, and international diplomacy.

These actions follow a leaked report allegedly shared from Tel Aviv to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The report claims that confessions from detained resistance members indicate cooperation between UN peacekeeping forces (UNIFIL) and Hezbollah. In response, Israel is reportedly increasing diplomatic and military pressure on the United Nations to either terminate UNIFIL's mission or significantly reshape it to allow a stronger U.S. military role, specifically through General Michael Lenny, head of the ceasefire supervision committee.

This shift has raised concerns among analysts that UNIFIL could be replaced by an international observer force with a singular goal: enforcing the disarmament of Hezbollah through external pressure.
At the same time, Washington is reportedly restricting the Lebanese Army's access to military resources while pressuring it to destroy Koranit missiles previously seized from Hezbollah. The objective appears to be turning the army into a passive monitoring force in southern Lebanon, paving the way for a future "peace" agreement with Israel on terms unfavorable to the resistance axis.
In this context, Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it had submitted a formal request to UN Secretary-General António Guterres to extend UNIFIL’s mandate. This move reportedly followed recommendations from Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Foreign Minister Youssef Rajai, who were advised by international actors to preserve the peacekeeping mission in its current structure amid Israeli and American opposition.
However, according to informed sources, the delay in submitting this letter was largely due to Foreign Minister Youssef Rajai—affiliated with the Lebanese Forces—allegedly yielding to American pressure.

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