Recent Updates
House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing: Obstacles to Dismantling Hezbollah’s Grip on Power
The US House Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa will hold a hearing titled U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon:…
Reps. Hill and Moskowitz Introduce Bill to Combat Captagon and Other Narcotics
❝ Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) yesterday introduced the Countering Captagon and…
US Suspends Processing of Immigrant Visas for 75 Countries, Including Lebanon
❝ The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for citizens from 75 countries, including Lebanon, a…
US Designates the Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
❝ Today, as a first step in support of President Trump’s commitment to eliminate the capabilities and operations of…
US Embassy Statement on Financial Reform in Lebanon
❝ The United States of America welcomes the reform steps being undertaken by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government,…
US Approves Possible $35 Million Deal for Lebanon Army
❝ The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of…
White House: U.S. Backs Israel Against Hezbollah, Warns of Military Action
❝ “The United States backs Israel’s efforts to eliminate the threat posed by Hamas and Hezbollah, as diplomacy has…
US Lawmakers Say Israel Hasn’t Held to Account Those Involved in 2023 Strike That Killed Journalist in Lebanon
❝ Four U.S. lawmakers on Thursday said there has been no accountability for an October 2023 attack by the Israeli…
US Bill Links Lebanese Army Aid to Hezbollah Disarmament
❝ Legislators have released the final text of this year’s National Defence Authorisation Act, which outlines…
US Lawmakers Urge Lebanon to Forcefully Disarm Hezbollah, Warning of Israeli War
❝ Members of the US Congress have urged Lebanon’s leaders to quickly disarm Hezbollah – even if this had to be done by…
US Approves Potential $90.5 Million Sale of Medium Tactical Vehicles to Lebanon
❝ The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of…
Ambassador Issa Commends Lebanon’s Unity and Progress Toward Peaceful Regional Engagement
❝ US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa: “With heartfelt respect, I extend my appreciation to the Government and…
Michel Issa Presents Credentials to Officially Become the US Ambassador to Lebanon
❝ Ambassador Michel Issa presented his credentials on the 17th of November 2025 to officially become the United States…
US Lawmakers Urge Trump to Prepare Sanctions Against Lebanon’s Speaker Berri
❝ Two senior US lawmakers have called on the Trump administration to prepare sanctions against Lebanon’s parliament…
Treasury Official Says US Pushes Lebanon to Crack Down on Hezbollah Funding Ahead of Elections
❝ A high-ranking U.S. Treasury official said during a visit to Beirut Monday that Washington is pushing Lebanese…
Treasury Sanctions Hizballah Operatives Exploiting Lebanon’s Cash Economy
❝ Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action to support the…
US Sends $230 Million to Lebanon as It Moves to Disarm Hezbollah
❝ U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration approved $230 million for Lebanon’s security forces this…