US PRESSURE ON SYRIA TO DISARM HEZBOLLAH
Washington's requests to the new Syrian government under Ahmad al-Sharaa to deploy forces into eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, amid Syrian hesitancy over the risk of Iranian retaliation and being drawn into regional conflict
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Iran and the Lebanon-Israel deal: linking withdrawal to Hezbollah's weapons
AL JAZEERA ARABICإيران واتفاق لبنان وإسرائيل.. قراءة في ربط الانسحاب بسلاح حزب الله
Jun 29, 2026, 11:06 AM
Iranian circles are reading the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement as a test of the understanding between Tehran and Washington. Some see it as a temporary truce opportunity for Hezbollah, while others view linking the Israeli withdrawal to disarming Hezbollah as a path to undermining one of Iran's key allies.
Hezbollah rejects ‘humiliating’ US-brokered deal
RTJun 28, 2026, 02:15 AM
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected a US-backed Israel-Lebanon peace deal, calling it humiliating. The rejection complicates Washington's efforts to broker an agreement in the region.