Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkiye and special envoy to Syria, has issued an ominous warning to Lebanon: disarm Hezbollah or face another Israeli assault and economic and political crises. “If Beirut fails to act, Hezbollah’s military arm will inevitably face major confrontation with Israel at a moment of Israel’s strength and Iran backed Hezbollah’s weakest point,” Barrack wrote in a social media post. He went on to describe how Hezbollah would then push to postpone the Lebanese parliamentary election in May 2026 during a war, deepening the political crisis in the country.
