Lebanese President expresses "deep gratitude" after meeting Trump
Joseph Aoun's visit is the first of a Lebanese president to Washington since 2009
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Joseph Aoun's visit is the first of a Lebanese president to Washington since 2009. This former commander-in-chief of the army was elected in January 2025 with Western support, marking a turning point in Lebanese politics. More than 4,300 people have been killed since then in massive Israeli air raids, which also launched an earthly offensive and occupy much of southern Lebanon.
Furthermore, The Lebanese presidency announced in a statement that Aoun wrote in the White House visit book that he felt "deep gratitude for President Trump's friendship and for the support the United States offers to Lebanon, its sovereignty, its legitimate institutions and the Lebanese armed forces". The Lebanese President was also expected to ask his U.S. counterpart for substantial aid to the Lebanese Army and Aoun urged Trump in the Oval Office to "continue to support" the Lebanese Armed Forces. This first meeting between the two heads of state takes place at a time when Washington presses Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, a pro-Iran group, a condition imposed by Israel for its withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
In addition, But the pro-Iran group, which refuses to cooperate, dragged the country into a new war with Israel in early March in solidarity with Iran. The Lebanese President had indicated before the meeting that he wanted to ask his American counterpart to press for Israel to withdraw from the south, a region which he largely occupies. Also today, Trump made sure he was ready to talk to Hezbollah.
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Joseph Aoun's visit is the first of a Lebanese president to Washington since 2009.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThis former commander-in-chief of the army was elected in January 2025 with Western support, marking a turning point in Lebanese politics.
reliability low1/2 sourcesMore than 4,300 people have been killed since then in massive Israeli air raids, which also launched an earthly offensive and occupy much of southern Lebanon.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe Lebanese presidency announced in a statement that Aoun wrote in the White House visit book that he felt "deep gratitude for President Trump's friendship and for the support the United States offers to Lebanon, its sovereignty, its legitimate institutions and the Lebanese armed forces".
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe Lebanese President was also expected to ask his U.S. counterpart for substantial aid to the Lebanese Army and Aoun urged Trump in the Oval Office to "continue to support" the Lebanese Armed Forces.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThis first meeting between the two heads of state takes place at a time when Washington presses Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, a pro-Iran group, a condition imposed by Israel for its withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
reliability low1/2 sourcesBut the pro-Iran group, which refuses to cooperate, dragged the country into a new war with Israel in early March in solidarity with Iran.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe Lebanese President had indicated before the meeting that he wanted to ask his American counterpart to press for Israel to withdraw from the south, a region which he largely occupies.
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Also today, Trump made sure he was ready to talk to Hezbollah.
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