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Exclusive JNews Lebanon<\/h6>\n

JNews Lebanon has learned from well-informed political sources that the warning letter sent by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in response to the recent threats made by Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, was decisive and direct.<\/p>\n

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The message contained a strict American “veto” preventing the party or any of its allies from taking to the streets or attempting to overthrow the Lebanese government. The US communication emphasized that the stability of the Grand Serail (Government Palace) is an international red line, warning that any adventure of this kind would face immediate sanctions and total isolation.<\/p>\n

.read also Behind the Scenes: The US \u201cBetrayal Message\u201d to Ain el-Tineh<\/a><\/p>\n

To read this article in Arabic (Click Here)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Exclusive JNews Lebanon JNews Lebanon has learned from well-informed political sources that the warning letter sent by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in response to the recent threats made by Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, was decisive and direct.   The message contained a strict American “veto” preventing the party or any<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow0Jy2DA:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9412],"tags":[9648,3053,9500,9650,9457,9442,9647,9649],"class_list":["post-68269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest-news","tag-beirut-politics","tag-jnews-lebanon","tag-lebanese-government","tag-lebanon-breaking-news","tag-marco-rubio","tag-naim-qassem","tag-us-policy","tag-washington-threat"],"yoast_head":"\nBehind the Scenes - JNews Lebanon Reveals Marco Rubio\u2019s Firm Message to Naim Qassem - 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