Thread by @FirasMaksad

BREAKING

US amb to #Lebanon banned from making public pronouncements after recent interview debunking Nasrallah claim financial crises is result of US plot.

Judge prohibits local TVs from interviewing

lebanon24.com/news/lebanon/7…قرار-قضائي-يمنع-السفيرة-الاميركية-من-التصاريح-الإع

Interview (English) that got US Amb to #Lebanon banned from making public pronouncements. She affirms that US is largest donor to Lebanon rather than pushing country to financial ruins as Hezbollah chief Nasrallah claimed.

English language news story of her comments here.

Some in #Lebanon determined to demonstrate it's Hezbollastan, with all accompanying prosperity & freedom. Congratulations.

Hezbollah may have swallowed Lebanon, but its gonna be real hard to digest.

naharnet.com/stories/en/272…

Trying to muffle US Amb to #Lebanon will backfire. Public will view this as part of growing effort to clamp down on freedoms which landed several activists in jail.

US Amb in good company. Better with activists than with Nasrallah & crony political establishment @usembassybeirut

Breaking:
US Amb to #Lebanon responds to court ruling blocking her from public pronouncements via local channels.

@MTVLebanonNews challenge court ruling. Lebanon gov apologizes to @usembassybeirut

Reminder:
US Amb to #Lebanon hit with court gag order while..

#Syria Amb speaks freely although his gov bombed mosques in N Lebanon, 4 which Assad sent explosives

#Iran Amb speaks freely & his gov sends ballistic missiles

Both suspect in killing Lebanon PM Hariri, but hey 🤷‍♂️