Politics
Lebanon’s president slams Hizbullah actions for Iran’s interests
The Lebanese president chooses diplomacy, vowing direct talks with Israel to end Hizbullah's proxy war.
![Vehicles drive past a billboard depicting Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun and reading "the decision is for Lebanon" on April 24, 2026 in the capital Beirut. [Anwar Amro / AFP]](/gc1/images/2026/04/30/55784-leb_aoun-600_384.webp)
By Nohad Topalian |
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is taking a hard line against Hizbullah, blaming the Iranian regime's proxy for dragging the country into war.
Committed to the ceasefire, Aoun initiated direct negotiations with Israel on March 9th to consolidate lasting stability.
The ceasefire took effect April 16th following Washington talks between Lebanon and Israel Ambassadors, with US Secretary Rubio attending.
Aoun on April 20th asserted the negotiations aim for a cessation of hostilities, with ongoing US talks to solidify the truce.
Hizbullah and its supporters strongly oppose direct negotiations with Israel and have previously rejected calls to disarm itself.
The group dragged Lebanon into war with a March 1st rocket attack on Israel, retaliating for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
"Facing a dead end with Hizbullah, president Aoun is blaming the group and remains determined to continue negotiations," political analyst Bechara Charbel told Al-Fassel.
"Aoun emphasized that negotiation is his constitutional duty to decisively end Lebanon's crippling crisis," he added.
The Lebanese government demands a monopoly on arms and war decisions, decreeing Hezbollah's military wing illegal.
Aoun firmly rejected national strife, warning against Hizbullah's threat of internal armed conflict.
Hizbullah's disastrous war leaves diplomacy and negotiation as Lebanon's only viable path to ending the conflict, analysts agreed.
Either there is one state—not statelets —or we move toward federalism. Enough wars—the people are exhausted by your plotting, which has caused displacement and humiliation. Enough. Have mercy on those on earth, and the One in heaven will have mercy on you!
Nabih Berri must be reined in as well. He, too, is colluding with Iran.
It is the only path to lasting peace and stability. We have had enough of others waging their wars on Lebanese soil. The "Magian Party" has brought nothing to Lebanon and the Lebanese people but destruction, ruin, thousands of casualties, and the Israeli occupation of the South. Its slogan was "At Your Service, O Khamenei"; it would have been more fitting for this "Magian Party" to go to Iran instead—for we have had our fill of war and destruction.
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