Diplomatic circles 'dissatisfied' with 'slow' progress in Hezbollah disarmament, report says

U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack and Saudi envoy to Lebanon Yazid bin Farhan have agreed on the need for arms monopoly in Lebanon, diplomatic sources told local al-Jadeed TV channel.

The sources said several diplomatic circles are dissatisfied with the Lebanese authorities "slow" and lenient approach in implementing international demands, including reforms and Hezbollah's disarmament.

On Sunday, Barrack warned that "the credibility of Lebanon’s government rests on its ability to match principle with practice." He said in a post on X that it is critical that "the state has a monopoly on arms", attaching to his post an English-language news story from the Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, in which the daily quoted President Joseph Aoun as saying that "things are moving at a slow pace" with Hezbollah.