Rubio spoke with Lebanon's Aoun about confiscation of explosives from Hezbollah, US official says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun about the confiscation of hundreds of kilograms of explosives from Hezbollah. Rubio urged Aoun to hold accountable those who ordered, financed, and directed the shipment, and stressed that returning the explosives to Hezbollah should be out of the question. The call signals continued US pressure on Lebanese authorities to prevent Hezbollah from rearming and to enforce state control over weapons.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun regarding the confiscation of hundreds of kilograms of explosives from Hezbollah, a State Department official said on Thursday. Rubio urged Aoun to hold accountable those who ordered, financed, and directed the shipment, and underscored that returning the explosives to Hezbollah should be out of the question. The call signals continued US pressure on Lebanese authorities to prevent Hezbollah from rearming and to enforce state control over weapons.