“If already in the country, the Department of State urges U.S. citizens to depart Lebanon now while commercial options remain available. We urge U.S. citizens not to travel to Lebanon. The U.S. Embassy strongly encourages U.S. citizens in Southern Lebanon, near...
❝ Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action to disrupt two key mechanisms Hizballah uses to sustain its economic stability: revenue generation in coordination with the Iranian regime and exploitation of Lebanon’s...
The US military’s Central Command has praised the Lebanese army for finding and dismantling an underground Hezbollah tunnel. Statement from Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander: pic.twitter.com/ms7R3ICLpn — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) February 9,...
Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Rodolph Haykal visited Washington from February 3 to 5, where he met with U.S. military officials and members of Congress to discuss Lebanon’s security situation and broader regional developments. US Congressman Darin LaHood to LBCI:...
The US House Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa held a hearing titled U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon: Obstacles to Dismantling Hezbollah’s Grip on Power. The MENA Subcommittee convened a hearing to examine the obstacles to dismantling Hezbollah’s grip...
Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-48) and Rep. Darin LaHood (IL-16) introduced the Lebanon Election Integrity and Diaspora Voting Protection Act of 2026. The bill authorizes the President to “impose sanctions with respect to any foreign person or entity that hinders,...
