INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
of the Republic and the appointment of Nawaf Salam as Prime Minister, American pressure on Lebanon is escalating in an attempt to
interference in deciding on security, military, judicial, and financial posts.The Lebanese financial sector has long been subject to U.S
unusual approach to dealing with Lebanon, which has been facing a stifling financial crisis for more than five years that has led to the
former army commander, backed by Washington, as president, and formed a new government that does not directly include Hezbollah.The Lebanese
government now faces the challenge of filling vacant positions, including central banker, which has been run by an interim governor since
July 2023.Reuters also quoted three informed Lebanese sources (on condition of anonymity), a Western diplomat, and a former official in the
administration of US President Donald Trump as saying that the United States is reviewing the files of several potential candidates for the
officials met with some potential candidates in Washington and at the U.S
immediately respond to requests for comment, just
A spokesperson for the Lebanese presidency declined to comment on the U.S
spoke to Reuters deliberately leaked this information to indicate that no one would have the right to object, in addition to being threats
its nomination of businessman and banker Samir Assaf for the governorship of the Central Bank, noting that the Prime Minister is inclined to
appease Paris on this matter, especially since French President Emmanuel Macron has promised him a major role in Lebanon in the
future.According to informed sources, the French president will discuss with his Lebanese counterpart, during his visit to Beirut on the
28th of this month, a proposal to ??hold an international conference in Paris next July on the reconstruction of what was left behind by the
US-led Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
