US top diplomat Rubio discusses Iran, Gaza hostages with Israeli PM Netanyahu
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reiterate Washington ...
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Secretary of State Rubio discusses Iran, Gaza with Israel’s Netanyahu
WASHINGTON >> U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today to reiterate Washington’s support for its ally, and the two also discussed Iran and Israeli ...
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Lebanon Picks US-Backed Aoun as President in Shift From Iran
Lebanon’s lawmakers elected army commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s first president in more than two years, picking a ...
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Lebanon, by Electing Its Army Chief as President, May Finally Be Emerging From Under the Yoke of Iran
The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from ...
Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push
Then, a Saudi delegation headed by the kingdom’s envoy, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, flew into Beirut for the second time in a ...
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Lebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened
The Saudis once vied for influence in Lebanon before being eclipsed by Iran and Hezbollah. In his victory speech, General Aoun hinted at the vision he and his allies share for a new political era ...
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Who is Nawaf Salam, Lebanon’s PM-designate amid political shift?
Iran’s and al-Assad’s influence in the country has waned, and support from Western and Gulf states, which had long tempered their relations and support for Lebanon due to Hezbollah’s ...
Middle East geopolitical shifts offer Lebanon chance to control its own fate
Geopolitical shifts in the troubled Middle East, highlighted by the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran's ...
Lindsey Graham wants military action against Iran's nuclear program
With a six-week cease-fire now in effect in Gaza, longtime ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is urging President-elect Donald ...
What Lebanon's shifting political landscape means for Hezbollah
Hezbollah, one of Lebanon's most powerful political players, has been significantly weakened by its conflict with Israel.
Lebanon's new president, Joseph Aoun, says a new phase has begun
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 9 (UPI) --Lebanon's newly elected president ... that led to the "cracking of alliances and fall of ...
Iran claims Hamas won in Gaza
For instance, a member of the Iranian Expediency Council said on Wednesday, “The Palestinian resistance movement emerged ...