Thread by @Javanmardi75

🇱🇧Aoun calls on🇸🇦Saudi Arabia for a president other than #Hariri...& Washington for a comprehensive change. The official #Lebanese position, President Michel Aoun in particular has shifted towards trying to satisfy the Kingdom in search of a horizon for forming a government 1/16

In addition to trying to obtain Saudi satisfaction, Aouni's interest in the US position highlights, & knowing the truth about @POTUS approach to Lebanon. The Trump administration set clear conditions for forming the government & it refused to represent #Hezbollah in it. 2/16

The 🇱🇧Lebanese President moved in the direction of the Kingdom of 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia, & he sent an envoy to meet the Saudi ambassador in #Beirut. According to the information, #Aoun gave a presentation aimed at getting closer to the Kingdom, starting with an apology for... 3/16

...the offensive words that were issued by a TV channel against #SaudiArabia, and passing by declaring solidarity with it and ensuring a good relationship with it, strengthening cooperation in forming the government, researching the defense strategy, and so on. 4/16

The information reveals that #Aoun's offer stems from his need to form a government of specialists & present a reform program, trying to play on his relationship w/ PM Saad #Hariri & his differences with him, which prevent him from completing his government formation. 5/16

This was further confirmed in the televised speech & what #Aoun proposed to #Hariri btw; going to an agreement with him to form a government, or stepping down to make room for others. Aoun offered that the 🇸🇦Kingdom nominate any person to take over the PM, in return for... 6/16

...his willingness to follow him by the 🇱🇧Lebanese, & to form a government that takes into account international specifications & conditions. In addition to the need to maintain stability, #Aoun asked #Saudi Arabia to obtain financial aid for the Lebanese #army, 7/16

...in exchange for his willingness to discuss #defense strategy. Aoun also invited Al-Bukhari to visit him in the Republican Palace. There is no #Saudi response. No serious move has emerged to produce a new govt capable of addressing the existing problems exacerbating. 8/16

On the other hand, visitors to the 🇺🇸USA - who recently returned from Washington - reveal an atmosphere that was discussed with #American officials about the Lebanese file. They say, according to American officials, that #Saudi Arabia does not obstruct the formation of... 9/16

...the #Lebanese government, because it is not interested in it, & is not interested in forming the government or not, or with whom its president will be. 10/16

As for #Washington's position regarding the formation of the government, it is not related to the person of the president, the components, the numbers, or the three, or the issue of whether or not #Hezbollah is represented. 11/16

But the main thing is related to the government's reform program. 🇺🇸Washington believes that all #Lebanese political forces are involved in corruption & the unwillingness of reform.
The information adds that Washington does not want the #collapse of 🇱🇧Lebanon,
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But the #US won't do much to prevent its collapse. It considers that Lebanese officials must carry out their duties, & this atmosphere is attributed to the National Security Council in the @WhiteHouse. 13/16

In contrast to this atmosphere, no breach of the @Lebanese wall of intractability has achieved. Most political forces know that forming a govt solely for the sake of formation wont be a factor contributing to alleviating the impact of the crisis & limiting the collapse. 14/16

The most important thing - on the #American side - is the agreement on an integrated program for this government, not only related to the economic, financial, or technical reform part, but on agreement on basic strategic files:
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from demarcating borders to the issue of weapons and missiles, controlling crossings w/ #Syria, defense strategy & other similar issues. These are all matters that place #Lebanon on the ropes of postponed regional developments which delay the solution to an unknown period.16/16