Lebanon receives 'final' US paper as Aoun tells Hezbollah 'cooperation is only option'

The Lebanese Presidency has told Hezbollah that cooperation with the state is its only option, ahead of Tuesday’s crucial cabinet session on its weapons, Lebanese sources said.

“Hezbollah is in a state of shock over its allies’ public calls for the monopolization of weapons,” the sources told Al-Arabiya’s Al-Hadath channel.

“The final version of U.S. envoy Tom Barrack’s ideas was delivered to Lebanon today,” the sources added.

“The speech of President Joseph Aoun and placing the arms file on cabinet’s agenda have created a popular and political momentum supportive of the state,” the sources went on to say.