France Looks to Restore Influence in Lebanon, But Iran Isn`t Budging
(WorldNews France)

Analysis French President Emmanuel Macron addressing the annual dinner of Jewish organization CRIF in Paris. Photo: Reuters / Ludovic Marin. JNS.org – The multiple explosions in Beirut on Aug. 4 ravaged more than just part of Lebanon`s capital city. The government completely crumbled in the aftermath, and Hezbollah began to take heat from some quarters of the world. France`s President Emmanuel Macron flew to Beirut twice in the wake of the explosion to help leaders work towards forming a new government based on a roadmap he has presented, but Hezbollah—and its patron, Iran—are having none of it. According to Efraim Karsh, director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at...