Lebanese-American analyst Hanin Ghaddar argues the recently signed US-Iran memorandum of understanding effectively grants Iran control over Lebanon's future, while separately brokered Israel-Lebanon agreements create an unprecedented opening for regional peace, in an opinion piece published by the Times of Israel.
Lebanese-American analyst Hanin Ghaddar, writing in the Times of Israel on Friday, offered a sharp critique of the emerging regional framework. She argues that the US-Iran MOU, described as 'dreadful,' hands Tehran influence over Lebanese sovereignty — a dynamic she says the US then tries to offset by advancing an Israeli-Lebanese agreement. Ghaddar frames the Israel-Lebanon track as 'unprecedented' and asks whether 'real peace' could be on the horizon, signaling a mixed assessment of the two parallel diplomatic tracks.
The piece joins a series of reactions The Zioneer has been tracking. Hezbollah officials have publicly endorsed the US-Iran agreement (as we reported on June 15), while Israeli officials — including Minister Eli Cohen — have praised the Lebanon framework as a blow to Hezbollah and Iran. Multiple analysts have noted Hezbollah's fury at being excluded from negotiations. Ghaddar's piece is the latest commentary from within Lebanese opposition circles, framing the diplomatic landscape as one where Lebanon's fate is caught between Iran's influence and a potential normalization with Israel.
The article does not provide new verified facts about the agreements' terms, but reflects a significant strand of Lebanese and regional opinion.
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