Lebanon’s president will meet with Trump in Washington to push for Israeli troop withdrawal
Aoun will seek U.S. backing for a plan to dismantle Hezbollah’s arsenal and bolster Lebanon’s army as Israel ties withdrawal to disarmament.
- On Tuesday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met President Donald Trump at the White House to present a plan seeking U.S. pressure on Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon and support for disarming Hezbollah.
- The meeting implements a June 26 framework agreement mandating Israeli withdrawals and Hezbollah's disarmament; U.S. operations began Monday in pilot zones Froun, Srifa, and Zawtar al-Gharbieh to facilitate implementation.
- Israeli military campaigns have killed more than 4,300 people since March, prompting Aoun to seek international aid and investment to strengthen the Lebanese army as the sole armed authority against Hezbollah.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Aoun on Sunday, reaffirming Washington's support for the framework and warning that Lebanon will "never be fully at peace" as long as Hezbollah remains armed.
- Trump will likely demand concrete evidence of Aoun's seriousness in removing Hezbollah-aligned officers and securing international investment, as experts view the visit as critical to stabilizing Lebanon's economy and security.
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President Donald Trump pledged this Tuesday to strengthen the Government and the Lebanese Army so that they regain effective control of the southern part of the country from the hands of Israel, remove Hezbollah from the areas under its control and allow a gradual withdrawal of the Israeli forces. Washington’s declared ultimate goal is to permanently end the state of hostility between Israel and Lebanon and open the door to a normalization of re…
This first meeting between the two heads of state took place as Washington pressured Beirut to disarm pro-Iranian Hezbollah, a condition formulated by Israel for its army to withdraw from southern Lebanon.
Lebanese President Aoun Meets Trump In First White House Visit Since 2009, Seeks Israeli Withdrawal From South
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met Trump in DC to advance a US-mediated Lebanon-Israel framework for Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon, Hezbollah disarmament, and US support for the Lebanese army amid ongoing regional tensions.
The American president, in the context of his meeting with his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, also stressed that if the Houthis obstruct navigation in the Red Sea, the United States will respond immediately.
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