国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Lebanon PM faces U.S. pressure for tougher line against Hezbollah: analysts
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 16-- <span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="exerted">exerted</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Saad">Saad</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>," <span word="Rajeh">Rajeh</span> <span word="Khoury">Khoury</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.," <span word="Khoury">Khoury</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="contradict">contradict</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="Khoury">Khoury</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Samir">Samir</span> <span word="Atallah">Atallah</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span>, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="convey">convey</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tolerated">tolerated</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>.</p><p><span word="Atallah">Atallah</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weaken">weaken</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="proxies">proxies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span>.</p><p>"<span word="These">These</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="views">views</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="criticizing">criticizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="interfering">interfering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>.</p><p><span word="Hariri">Hariri</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hariri">Hariri</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p>
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