Autumn Suspense in Lebanon III: Prime Minister’s Office on the Brink

... opinion. The goal is to force the Lebanese authorities to bar the military wing of Hezbollah from conducting effective political propaganda and legally participating in... ... the pro-Shia party. This arm-twisting is intended to undermine Iran’s influence in Lebanon – this time through the use of indirect threats, increasing public sympathy... ... results: Maronite politicians, the President’s co-religionists, are already hurrying to Saudi Arabia to try to smooth out the situation, and maybe to bring some compromise...