Samir Geagea announces it … “Trump works for me!”
A visit to Baabda Palace exceeds the protocol … and direct messages about Hezbollah and the American -Iranian agreement
In a shocking position bearing political and diplomatic dimensions, the head of the Lebanese Forces Party made Samir Geagea With a satirical statement during his visit to Baabda Palace,
He said, “Trump works for me,” in a symbolic reference to the harmony of American moves, with what he describes “his vision of Lebanon’s supreme interests.”
This statement comes at a sensitive time in the region, especially with the rapid developments in the regional war file Israel and Iran.
Visiting Baabda Palace: Roles and lined messages
Geagea, who met President of the Republic, Joseph AounHe declared that there is an “abnormal position in the region, from Yemen to Lebanon”, and it is likely to reach a serious understanding between United States and Iran It serves the interest of Lebanon,
According to what he called “the Lebanese forces’ vision.”
It seemed remarkable that the visit came in conjunction with the announcement US President Donald Trump On reaching a new regional agreement,
And with a visit The interim American Ambassador Tom Barak To Beirut, which prompted observers to consider that Geagea is trying to appear as a pivotal player in the regional scene.
American paper and pressure on the Lebanese state
According to the leaked information, Ambassador Barak handed over a paper to the Lebanese leadership that includes clear items, the most important of which are:
- to set A time period to disarm HezbollahUnder the title “Inventory of weapons in the hands of the state”.
- Implementing urgent political and economic reforms.
- Complement Drawing the land borders with Syria and Israel.
However, the paper did not include any item that guarantees the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation from Lebanese territory, which raises questions about the feasibility of negotiation in the absence of sovereign guarantees.
Geagea and its location from the new scene
Geagea seems to have wanted to present himself as an active participant in drawing the next stage, especially after he revealed that he had presented a paper to the President of the Republic that includes a time period for the withdrawal of Hezbollah’s weapon.
A step clearly intersects with the content of the American message, which suggests an indirect political coordination.
Although he asserted that he “does not compete with the president,” the style of Geagea and his statements carries a directive tone,
This was understood as an attempt to impose the forces’ vision of Baabda Palace.
Internal conflicts: The forces open political fronts
The positions of the forces do not stop at the limits of the relationship with the President of the Republic. The Council of Ministers recently witnessed political friction when he tried Foreign Minister Youssef RajiCalculated on Ma’rab,
Click Prime Minister Nawaf Salam To take a position against statements Sheikh Naim QasimHezbollah Deputy Secretary -General.
Ministerial sources revealed that the method of Raji caused tension inside the session, before the escalation was completed through the media,
Claiming that the government refused to issue a position against Lebanon’s implication in the regional war,
This necessitated an official response from the prime minister, in which he expressed his “surprise” and his refusal to falsify the facts.
Geagea puts himself in the heart of the regional conflict
It is clear that Geagea is seeking Install an advanced political site In a precise regional moment,
Through verbal escalation, and the presentation of political initiatives that meet the American -Israeli demands, especially with regard to Hezbollah’s weapon.
But on the other hand, this position opens the door to many questions about the extent of the ability of the Lebanese Forces to translate its positions internally.
In light of the division of the Lebanese scene and the multiplicity of visions about the worsening regional crisis.
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