Syria tentatively warms Lebanon relations while keeping Hezbollah at bay - analysis

Israel continues to strike Hezbollah, and this aids Syria by keeping the group in check. However, Lebanon’s government has vowed to disarm Hezbollah and has not completed the task yet.

Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

(photo credit: REUTERS/OMAR SANADIKI)

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

OCTOBER 12, 2025 00:05

Updated: OCTOBER 12, 2025 00:10