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Biden and Trump teams reportedly coordinated on supporting new Lebanese president

10 January 2025, 2:43 am 7 Edit

The Biden administration and US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team coordinated on supporting new Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, the Axios news site reports.

Citing a US official and source familiar with the matter, the report says US envoy Amos Hochstein and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan discussed the matter with Trump’s incoming national security adviser, Representative Mike Waltz, with the sides agreeing on preventing Hezbollah from making a comeback.

Hochstein also reportedly briefed Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East envoy.

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