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LEBANON, JUL 21 – US envoy Thomas Barrack says Hezbollah disarmament is Lebanon's internal issue and Washington will not impose sanctions if progress stalls, amid ongoing ceasefire challenges and Israeli troop presence.
- On July 21, 2025 in Beirut, U.S. special envoy Thomas Barrack met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and he emphasized that the U.S. cannot "compel" Israel to act.
- Amid heavy fighting, the truce of November 27, 2024 was brokered by the U.S., calling for Israeli troop withdrawal and removal of non-state armed groups from southern Lebanon.
- Despite the ceasefire, Israel occasionally carried out strikes in Lebanon claiming to target Hezbollah threats, while Hezbollah handed in weapons from southern depots to the Lebanese army.
- Lebanese presidency presented a draft memorandum reaffirming full state authority, restricting weapons to its military, and keeping war and peace decisions under constitutional institutions, and launching reconstruction and economic recovery.
- Last month, the U.S. government proposed a four-month roadmap to disarm Hezbollah, and US envoy Thomas Barrack said that Gulf states are ready to fund Lebanon once arms are surrendered.
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US envoy’s visit to Beirut ends with no agreement on ceasefire
US envoy Tom Barrack said that the United States "will not abandon Lebanon", but offered no new security guarantees during his third visit to Beirut. In comments made after talks with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday, he called the meeting "excellent" and insisted that the officials are "making progress, and you must remain hopeful". During his trip he also pressed Lebanese authorities to produce a clear timetable to disarm Hezbollah. H…
US Envoy Barrack Threatens to Withdraw Lebanon File If Hezbollah Isn’t Disarmed - News From Antiwar.com
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack continued on his rather confusing visit to Lebanon, making it even more difficult to pin down exactly what the US position on the country is at any given time with a combination of threats and reassurances. Barrack met with President Aoun and Prime Minister…
Barrack: US Cannot Compel Israel to Do Anything in Conflict With Lebanon
US Cannot ‘Compel’ Israel to Do Anything, US Special Envoy Says in Lebanon
Washington cannot "compel" Israel to do anything, US special envoy Thomas Barrack said in Beirut on Monday, in response to a reporter's question about Lebanese demands that the US guarantees a halt to Israeli strikes on Lebanese territory. The US last month proposed a roadmap to Lebanon's top officials to fully disarm Hezbollah within four months, in exchange for a halt to Israeli strikes and a withdrawal
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