A delicate equation facing #Riyadh : maintaining détente with #Iran while managing the challenge of preventing the #Houthis from rebuilding their military capabilities..
a complex balance that could reshape regional #security dynamics.
🇱🇧 ITALY STANDS WITH MAZBOUD TO ADDRESS THE DISPLACED EMERGENCY 🇮🇹
A unit of the Italian Army serving within the Military Technical Committee for Lebanon (MTC4L) delivered food supplies and cleaning kits to the Municipality of Mazboud, in the Chouf District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate.
The initiative, promoted in collaboration with the Religion & Security Council (RSC), took place on June 16 at the Martyr Lieutenant Alaa Chehade Center. The Center was established by the Municipality to honor the memory of Alaa Chehade, a native of Mazboud and an officer of the Lebanese General Security Forces, who lost his life after being caught in the vicinity of an Israeli airstrike in the nearby village of Sibline, despite not being the intended target.
The ceremony was attended by the Head of the Municipality, Mr. Marwan Chehade; Captain Andrea Vanini, representing MTC4L; RSC Chairman @e_stornelli; and Mr. @bahaachehde, Board Member of the Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment, who played a key role in the organization of the initiative.
During the meeting, the members of the Municipal Council expressed their gratitude to the Italian Army for its continued commitment in support of vulnerable communities in Lebanon.
The donated items will contribute to assisting displaced families from South Lebanon, strengthening the Municipality’s efforts to address the humanitarian emergency.
Mazboud, a village of approximately 5,000 inhabitants, is currently hosting around 2,700 displaced persons. RSC engagement is part of the SOS Lubnān initiative, which has been active throughout Lebanon since 2024.
RSC website:
https://t.co/ZjehAAR9Vd
Tactical successes do not guarantee strategic gains. Wars are judged by their political outcomes, and who ultimately emerged stronger is often less clear than official narratives suggest.
#IranWar#Pakistán#agreement
في إطار تفعيل الإدارة في وزارة الطاقة والمياه والمؤسسات التي تحت وصايتها وضمن المسار الإصلاحي ومن أحد ابوابه ملء الشغور، وبعد الانتهاء من تعيين مجالس إدارة المياه في #بيروت و جبل #لبنان، الشمال، البقاع والجنوب – وبعضها كان منتهي الولاية منذ اكثر من 18 عاماً- عقدت إجتماعات متتالية مع أعضاء مجالس الإدارة الجدد حيث شدّدت امامهم على أهمية المهام المنوطة بهم وعلى دورهم الأساسي في تفعيل المؤسسات والسعي لتوفير أفضل الخدمات للمواطنين. كما دعيتهم الى التسلح بالشفافية والمناقبية وبالقانون وتطبيقه بشكل عادل بين الجميع.
#جو_الصدي
The #US is facing consequences of its own making, whether by #strategy or misjudgment is still unclear.
The real question now: renewed #conflict, which looks more likely, or a possible #agreement? #Iran#IranWar
#Türkiye is leading significant efforts for regional stability: ending conflicts, preventing fragmentation, mitigating divisions within the Muslim world, supporting 🇵🇸 statehood,and countering destabilizing expansion, positioning itself as a pivotal actor for balance and security
#Iran knows military superiority isn’t the whole equation. In democracies, public opinion matters. Tehran’s long game assumes fatigue with endless #Middleeast#wars could eventually constrain #USA and Israeli power.
Projecting the #U.S model onto #China’s foreign policy is a mistake. China doesn’t form binding alliances or promise to ‘rescue’ regimes; it focuses on economic and technological influence, not #security commitments.
U.S. envoy Mark Savaya says Iraq’s stability depends on state control of all arms and curbing Iranian influence. Yet disarming militias risks power vacuums, unrest, and deeper U.S.–Iran tensions. Success could build the state, failure could break it. #Iraq#USPolicy#MiddleEast
🇹🇷 The eradication of terrorism in #Türkiye marks not only a national achievement but a turning point reflecting the resilience and vision of the Turkish state.
It strengthens Ankara’s role as a constructive partner for regional #stability , #security , and #peace
We know truth from falsehood, and keeping silent is never easy, for in our silence we balance the values we hold against realism, until what we know becomes action..
#NightThoughts#quotes
🇨🇳 #China’s Victory Day parade unveiled hypersonic missiles, nuclear triads & AI drones.
🇺🇸 #Trump countered with a White House dinner where Zuckerberg, Cook & others pledged trillions for U.S. AI & chips.
Tom Barrack’s visit to #Beirut may signal unarmed U.S. monitoring and logistical support for the Lebanese army in disarming Hezbollah, aiming to uphold Lebanese sovereignty and transparency while applying measured diplomatic pressure, without direct military involvement.
#lebanon
The Trump–Putin summit in #Alaska ended with no deal, just vague talk of “progress.” #Putin walked away with the optics, #Trump with a headline, while #Ukraine was left out and #Europe sidelined. Some call it a gift to Moscow, others a first step. The #war goes on.
#AlaskaSummit