OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 3:30 PM PT – Wednesday, August 12, 2020
The Trump
administration may veto a United Nations resolution to extend an
international peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. According to reports, Israeli and U.S. diplomats have insisted the mission do more to curb Iran’s influence in the country.The U.S. is the main sponsor of the $250 million UN mission to Lebanon. The U.S. and Israel claimed Iranian backed terror group Hezbollah has been controlling the Lebanese government and blocking access by UN peacekeepers.
However, the UN has called to ramp up its assistance to Lebanon, regardless of its domestic politics.
“The humanitarian response has been
swift and wide-ranging. It is just the first phase in what will be three
elements of the needed response. The second, recovery and
reconstruction, will cost billions of dollars and require a mix of
public and private finance. The third element is responding to Lebanon’s
preexisting socioeconomic crisis.” – Mark Lowcock, Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations
U.S.
diplomats have suggested American taxpayers should foot the bill to
rebuild Lebanon, especially in the face of Hezbollah’s obstruction
efforts.
https://www.oann.com/reports-u-s-may-defund-un-mission-to-lebanon/