U.S. Mideast Envoy: Trump Hasn’t Decided When to Release Political Part of Peace Plan, Hopes He Decides Soon

Reuters and  Haaretz Jul 23, 2019

The United States’ envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, told the UN’s Security Council on Tuesday that President Trump “has yet to decide when to release the political portion” of his peace plan, and that he hopes Trump will decide soon. 

The ambassador addressed the council following a speech by Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, who said that Iran has been “exploiting” the civilian sea port of Beirut to transfer weapons and dual-use items to its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah, in violation of Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 Second Lebanon War and limits Hezbollah’s activity in southern Lebanon.

Citing intelligence gathered by Israel, Danon said that “the port of Beirut is now the port of Hezbollah.” He urged UN members to ensure companies based in their countries do not sell dual-use items to Hezbollah under the guise of legitimate shipments, saying they are eventually used to bolster Hezbollah’s missile capabilities and enhance the Iranian “force of chaos” in the region.

On Monday, Haaretz reported that Israeli officials believe Iran is working to transfer weaponry to Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon by sea, to avoid assaults that have targeted arms shipments.

According to their assessments, recent attacks, some of which attributed to Israel, that were designed to prevent Iran from entrenching itself in Syria and transferring equipment to Lebanon have led the Iranians to prefer shipping a portion of the weaponry by sea. 

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