One day after President Trump signaled a change in U.S. policy certain to alienate Arab allies, America’s top diplomat traveled to Beirut to denounce Iran and urge that its proxies be removed from the Lebanese government.
Israel says Hezbollah is moving into a portion of the Golan Heights still controlled by Syria, potentially within striking distance of Israel.
Sanctions on Iran have already begun to bite into Hezbollah’s funds. Earlier this month, the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, called for increased donations from Hezbollah’s supporters in Lebanon so as to guarantee the group’s victory in what he called a “financial war.” Al Akhbar, a pro-Hezbollah Lebanese daily newspaper, put Pompeo on its front page Friday with the headline “The dirty Yankee … and his lackeys.” It said Trump’s words on the Golan Heights were proof to Lebanese politicians who wished “to hide their head in the lap of the American whore” that the U.S. cared about Israel’s interests more than those of its allies in the country.
Traffic on Beirut’s perpetually congested streets choked to a standstill amid heavy security arrangements for Pompeo’s last stop on his regional tour, and his first trip to Lebanon since becoming secretary of State.Trump’s policies also complicate Pompeo’s mission by making it difficult for potential allies in the region reluctant to openly support U.S. plans, said Joe Macaron, a resident fellow at the Arab Center in Washington, in a phone interview on Friday.
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