US, Saudis Offer Hezbollah 'Disarmament Plan' – What Could Go Wrong?
In news that will shock absolutely no one familiar with regional meddling, French, Saudi, and US officials are meeting with Lebanon's Army Chief to finalize a 'roadmap' for Hezbollah's disarmament (Al-Monitor, Dec 18, 2025). This comes after a convenient 'ceasefire' with Israel that 'severely weakened' Hezbollah. One might wonder why these same powers funnel billions in advanced weaponry to
nations actively bombing civilian populations, yet suddenly find disarmament agreeable only when it benefits their strategic allies. The US, for instance, in 2023 alone, approved over $14.5 billion in military aid to Israel, alongside a consistent supply of offensive weapons like F-35s. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, a key partner in this 'peace' initiative, received a staggering $1 billion in US arms
sales approval in 2024, despite its own documented human rights abuses. This isn't a disarmament plan; it's a choreographed power play to weaken a geopolitical rival while ensuring preferred proxies remain heavily armed. How many times have outside powers 'stabilized' the region by fueling one conflict to de-escalate another?