Hezbollah's secret weapons shipment: Lebanon's president makes a unequivocal demand

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun demanded the publication of the findings of the investigation into the seizure of two shipments of explosives in the country, one in the Dahr al-Baydar area and the other from Syria. The US accused Hezbollah of transferring the weapons and called for its disarmament. Meanwhile, diplomatic contacts between Beirut and Washington remain deadlocked.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun issued strict directives to the heads of security agencies and the judicial system to expedite investigations into two shipments of explosives seized in the country. The first shipment was seized in the Dahr al-Baydar area, and the second arrived from Syrian territory. Aoun demanded the full publication of the investigation findings to the public, defining the events as an attempt to undermine internal stability. The US welcomed the seizure. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott stated that the explosives were transferred for Hezbollah, and that the organization brings destruction and misery to Lebanon. Pigott called on the government to formulate a disarmament plan. Meanwhile, contacts between Beirut and Washington ahead of military talks in Tampa ended without a breakthrough and may be postponed. Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji said in Moscow that Lebanon was dragged by Hezbollah into a pointless war, and that the government chose direct negotiations to establish its sovereignty.