October 14, 2026
The United States entered the political and judicial crisis in Lebanon, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the referral of the complaint filed against the Lebanese ambassador to Washington, Nada Hamada Moawad, to the military judiciary, and considered that targeting a diplomat for implementing her government’s policy and participating in a negotiating process led by Washington is “unacceptable.”
Al-Arabiya channel quoted a US State Department spokesman as confirming that Washington was aware of the complaint, stressing that it was “dissatisfying” for a military court to consider a case related to an official who carried out her purely official duties to implement the policy of her legitimate government.
The US State Department called on the Lebanese military judiciary to redirect its resources to prosecute Hezbollah members, whom Washington accuses of working against the interests of the Lebanese state and people, instead of targeting figures working for the benefit of state institutions. It also called for the abolition of laws and practices that allow “political targeting” of civilians and diplomats, while providing protection for party members, stressing that Washington “no longer has any patience for such obstruction.”
This firm position comes at a time when the Lebanese arena is witnessing a sharp division over the nature of the negotiation, its limits, and the role of official institutions in its management, especially with Ambassador Moawad playing a pivotal role in communications related to the political and security track between Lebanon and Israel.
