This is crucial.  Who controls Lebanon?  Does Hezbollah?  Does Iran?  The State of Lebanon should be the entity who controls Lebanon.  Until Hezbollah and its controller Iran are defeated within Lebanon, the proxy and dangerous condition will remain.  This is a crucial point for Pres. Aoun and Lebanon, they will have to be strong.  “Lebanon rejects foreign interference, president tells Iran official,” Al Jazeera, 8-13-25.

“Iran Issues New Threat to US,” Newsweek, 8-13-25.

Mahar Air caught again carrying money from Iran to Hezbollah.  “Lebanon tells Iranian flight it can’t land, after IDF’s Hezbollah smuggling claim,” Times of Israel, 8-13-25.

Pres. Pezeshkian didn’t say that Hamas is taking the food, nor did he say that Israel is at war.  “Iran’s president mocks Netanyahu over pledge of help in water crisis,” AP, 8-13-25.

Iran won’t negotiate, so they may get penalized.  “UK, France and Germany ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme,” BBC, 8-13-25.

“Iran fears ‘existential threat’ over Britain’s nuclear sanctions,” Telegraph, 8-13-25.