BEIRUT: US envoy Tom Barrack said on Thursday Lebanon’s government had taken a “historic” decision this week by moving to disarm Iran-backed group Hezbollah, which Washington has pushed for.
Congratulations to Lebanese President Aoun @lbpresidency, Prime Minister @nawafsalam, and the Council of Ministers for making the historic, bold, and correct decision this week to begin fully implementing the November 2024 Cessation of Hostilities agreement, UN Security Council…
— Ambassador Tom Barrack (@USAMBTurkiye) August 7, 2025
In a post on X, Barrack congratulated Lebanese leaders “for making the historic, bold, and correct decision this week to begin fully implementing” a November ceasefire which ended more than a year of hostilities between Hezbollah and neighboring Israel, and stipulated that weapons in Lebanon be restricted to government agencies only.
“This week’s Cabinet resolutions finally put into motion the ‘One Nation, One Army’ solution for Lebanon. We stand behind the Lebanese people,” Barrack said.
