Aoun tells Rubio 'comprehensive ceasefire' essential
President Joseph Aoun told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a call Friday that a comprehensive ceasefire must be secured in order for talks with Israel to progress.
The Lebanese presidency said Aoun thanked Rubio for U.S. support but stressed "the need for Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory to cease through the achievement of a comprehensive ceasefire, which Lebanon considers a fundamental basis for advancing the Lebanese-U.S.-Israeli negotiations scheduled to take place in Washington next week."
19 June 2026, 22:45
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"Comprehensive" is an unfortunate word choice by President Aoun, one that he will be hard pressed to extract himself from its deadly embrace
20 June 2026, 00:23
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Naharnet's comedy contest: submit your witty comeback: how will Rubio answer Aoun, or will he just ignore him?
My entry: does Rubio use four-syllable words?
