US-Backed 'Peacemaking' Requires Hezbollah To Disarm, Not Israel
Al-Monitor reports Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi invited Lebanon's Youssef Raji to discuss bilateral ties. This would be a fairly mundane geopolitical blurb, except for the quiet inclusion that it comes 'amid a U.S.-backed roadmap in Lebanon to disarm the Iran-aligned Hezbollah group.' One might wonder why, in a region absolutely bristling with advanced weaponry—much of it American-made,
in Israeli hands—the focus is continually on disarming those resisting occupation. The historical receipts are clear: calls for disarmament are always unilateral. Where is the US roadmap to disarm Israel, a state that maintains nuclear opacity and regularly violates Lebanese sovereignty? The 'U.S.-backed roadmap' is, in practice, a selective disarmament plan designed to consolidate regional power
structures, not promote genuine peace or security for Lebanon. Funny how 'bilateral ties' for some means open diplomacy, while for others, it means dismantling their defense infrastructure under foreign pressure.