Axios: The US wants to use the weakening of Hezbollah to elect a new president of Lebanon
In recent days, Lebanon's acting prime minister, Najib Mikati, told President Biden's adviser Amos Hochstein that he wants to continue the US plan for a diplomatic solution to the situation in Lebanon announced in June.
According to U.S. officials, Hochstein told Mikati that the offer was "off the table" because conditions on the ground had changed over the past two weeks as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensified.
In recent days, Lebanon's acting prime minister, Najib Mikati, told President Biden's adviser Amos Hochstein that he wants to continue the US plan for a diplomatic solution to the situation in Lebanon announced in June.
According to U.S. officials, Hochstein told Mikati that the offer was "off the table" because conditions on the ground had changed over the past two weeks as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensified.
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