While Tehran has spent decades building up militias in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq and Syria, most of the groups have found themselves battered in recent years, making them unable and unwilling to t ...
Ortagus previously oversaw Lebanon policy under Steve Witkoff, the lead Middle East envoy, and in Trump's first term was his State Department spokeswoman.
The move has been met with relief by the war-weary in Lebanon, but there was still a possibility it could change its position if Iran's regime started to wobble.
Vance Boelter killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and wounded Sen. John Hoffman in a planned shooting. A manifesto, weapons cache, and list of targets were found in his car ...
Hezbollah, Iran's most powerful regional ally, has signaled privately that it does not intend to attack Israel, but Lebanon's military has bolstered its presence in the country's south to prevent rocket fire.
Lebanon's president and prime minister say their country must stay out of the conflict between Israel and Iran because any engagement would be detrimental to the small nation engulfed in an economic crisis and struggling to recover from the latest .. ...