UK’s Jonathan Powell to convince Hezbollah to disarm: report

UK’s Jonathan Powell to convince Hezbollah to disarm: report

Britain may be in indirect talks with Hezbollah in Lebanon in a bid to convince the group to disarm and fully integrate into the state, according to pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al-Akhbar. The Lebanese government is moving forward with a plan to completely disarm the Iran-backed militant group in stages in line with a ceasefire deal that ended last year’s devastating war with Israel. A year of cross-border clashes between Hezbollah and Israel culmina…