INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President of the Republic and the appointment of Nawaf Salam as Prime Minister, American pressure on Lebanon is escalating in an attempt to
interference in deciding on security, military, judicial, and financial posts.The Lebanese financial sector has long been subject to United
States pressure; talk of United States interference in the selection of the new governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon is not new.In
on weakening Hezbollah, after Lebanon elected a former army commander, backed by Washington, as president, and formed a new government that
does not directly include Hezbollah.The Lebanese government now faces the challenge of filling vacant positions, including central banker,
which has been run by an interim governor since July 2023.Reuters also quoted three informed Lebanese sources (on condition of anonymity), a
Western diplomat, and a former official in the administration of US President Donald Trump as saying that the United States is reviewing the
A spokesperson for the Lebanese presidency declined to comment on the United States role, saying the most important thing was to pick a
information to indicate that no one would have the right to object, in addition to being threats that pave the way for steps against
banker Samir Assaf for the governorship of the Central Bank, noting that the Prime Minister is inclined to appease Paris on this matter,
especially since French President Emmanuel Macron has promised him a major role in Lebanon in the future.According to informed sources, the
French president will discuss with his Lebanese counterpart, during his visit to Beirut on the 28th of this month, a proposal to ??hold an
international conference in Paris next July on the reconstruction of what was left behind by the US-led Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
