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Lebanon Sets Year-End Deadline for Hezbollah Disarmament Under U.S. Plan, Despite Iran’s Pushback

The government has ordered the Lebanese Armed Forces to prepare a weapons consolidation plan by August 31.

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Ali Larijani, right, head of Iran's National Security Council, gestures at Hezbollah supporters outside Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Aug. 13, 2025 (AP photo by Bilal Hussein).
Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, left, meets with the Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's second in command, addresses the crowd at the funeral of Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah Radwan Forces commander, and Mahmoud Hamad, another Hezbollah commander, both killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the southern suburb of Dahiyeh in Beirut, Lebanon.

Overview

  • Lebanese cabinet approved a U.S.-backed roadmap that tasks the army with drafting a disarmament strategy by August 31 and seizing all nonstate arms by the end of the year.
  • Iran’s Supreme National Security Council chief Ali Larijani visited Beirut on August 13, denying plans to interfere in Lebanon’s affairs and pledging continued support for Hezbollah.
  • Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem declared on August 15 that the movement will not surrender its weapons while Israeli occupation or aggression persists and warned of political or street action if forced.
  • During his talks with Larijani, President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed Lebanon’s sovereignty, insisting no group may bear arms or leverage foreign backing against fellow citizens.
  • The United States has tied international reconstruction aid and security guarantees to progress on disarming Hezbollah, increasing pressure on Beirut’s fragile government to meet its timetable.