From the American perspective, achieving such a goal was not feasible until last year. However, the new developments and equations that have emerged in the region over the past year\u2014notably the assassination of Seyed Hassan Nasrallah and senior Hezbollah commanders\u2014have led U.S. and Zionist leaders to believe that Lebanon\u2019s resistance has been fundamentally weakened. Thus, under the illusion of new conditions, they assume that Lebanon\u2019s resistance can be disarmed in cooperation with Beirut and aligned factions and elements within the country.<\/p>\n
Hamid Khoshayand \u2013 Regional Affairs Expert<\/strong> After meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Barak claimed he was “delighted” with the Lebanese government\u2019s response to the U.S. proposal on disarming Hezbollah, despite recent indications that the group would not surrender all its weapons. Lebanese officials, during their meeting with the U.S. envoy, stated that the government is committed to restoring its monopoly on the use of firearms. They also emphasized that further progress on disarming Hezbollah requires the Israeli regime to first withdraw entirely from Lebanese soil and halt what they describe as violations of Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n From the U.S. perspective, the matter is straightforward: in exchange for Hezbollah\u2019s disarmament, the Zionist regime would end its periodic attacks against the group, withdraw from the five Lebanese hills it has occupied since the November 2024 ceasefire agreement, and release Lebanese prisoners held in occupied territories. Additionally, Washington would assist in rebuilding southern Lebanon and improving the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n In response to Barak\u2019s remarks and ongoing efforts to disarm Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem made a blunt statement: “We are astonished by the demand to hand over our missiles, which are the backbone of our defensive power. Threats will not force us to surrender, and while aggression continues, we cannot be asked to soften our stance or surrender our weapons.”<\/em> The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, in a speech during Muharram, firmly addressed those calling on the resistance to lay down its arms: “Ask the aggressors to leave, not us\u2014the defenders of this land.”<\/em><\/p>\n Hezbollah\u2019s reaction essentially clarifies the prospects of the conspiracy to disarm Lebanon\u2019s resistance. In reality, the matter is so apparent that it requires no analysis. As long as the Zionist regime and its occupation exist, Hezbollah will not lay down its arms. Disarming the resistance means surrender, which is alien to Hezbollah\u2019s philosophy of struggle and martyrdom. The Hezbollah would rather fight to the end than declare submission to the Zionist regime and the United States, its eternal enemies.<\/p>\n Here lies a crucial point: this is not just about the Hezbollah\u2014it is about Lebanon\u2019s territorial integrity, security, and national sovereignty. Hezbollah\u2019s weapons have played a vital role in recent decades in establishing deterrence, safeguarding national security and interests, and preserving Lebanon\u2019s territorial integrity.<\/p>\n Hezbollah has been the only organization that, by confronting foreign invasions\u2014particularly the Zionist regime\u2019s occupation of southern Lebanon in 2000 and 2006\u2014succeeded in restoring the country\u2019s territorial integrity.<\/p>\n Beyond its military role, Hezbollah has been active and influential in political and social spheres, significantly contributing to Lebanon\u2019s social fabric through a vast network of welfare, educational, and healthcare services, especially for the underprivileged. These services, alongside their political activities, have earned the<\/p>\n Hezbollah has a special place among segments of the Lebanese population. By resisting the Zionist regime, Hezbollah has become a symbol of the struggle to preserve Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty and independence, leading many Lebanese to view it as a guardian of national interests.<\/p>\n Disarming the resistance, given the Zionist regime\u2019s territorial ambitions and historical claims over Lebanon\u2014always seeking to occupy parts of the country\u2014would undoubtedly expose Lebanon to existential threats.<\/p>\n Suppose the Hezbollah, which has shed much blood defending Lebanon\u2019s security and territorial integrity\u2014and whose weapons guarantee Lebanon\u2019s security against any external threat, especially from the Zionists\u2014is disarmed. In that case, it remains unclear what fate awaits Lebanon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Strategic Council Online\u2013 Analysis: Following the ceasefire between the Zionist regime and Lebanon in December 2024, the issue of disarming Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah has been thoughtfully placed on the agenda of the U.S. government and the Zionist regime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":344897,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13268,12726],"tags":[43184,25516,14777,13392,12870,13078],"class_list":["post-344933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defense-security","category-note","category-10-en-2","tag-disarming-hezbollah","tag-hamid-khoshayand-en","tag-lebanon-en","tag-lebanons-hezbollah","tag--en","tag---en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThomas Barak, the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and the U.S. President\u2019s Special Envoy for Syria, recently traveled to Beirut and unveiled a new plan that conditions the withdrawal of Zionist forces from Lebanese soil on the gradual disarmament of Hezbollah. Edward Gabriel, the current head of the U.S. Task Force for Lebanon, also stated in an interview with Al-Jadeed TV: “Thomas Barak has proposed a plan for the gradual disarmament of Hezbollah and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory.”<\/em><\/p>\n