{"id":48390,"date":"2026-04-12T08:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48390"},"modified":"2026-04-12T08:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:15:53","slug":"lebanese-pm-cancels-trip-to-us-as-iran-threatens-security-risks-over-sidelining-hezbollah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48390","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese PM cancels trip to US as Iran threatens &#8216;security risks&#8217; over sidelining Hezbollah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lebanon\u2019s prime minister canceled a planned upcoming trip to Washington amid threats from Iran and Israeli strikes that continue to batter his country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of the current internal circumstances \u2026 I have decided to postpone my trip to the United Nations and the United States,\u201d Prime Minister Nawaf Salam posted on X Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Salam was expected to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the first bilateral visit from a senior Lebanese official to the US since President Trump returned to office, Axios reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39059365\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam canceled an upcoming trip to the US. <span class=\"credit\">WAEL HAMZEH\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His announcement comes after Tehran warned Lebanon of \u201csecurity risks\u201d should they sideline Hezbollah in their upcoming direct talks with Israel, which are set to be held in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Nawaf Salam must know that ignoring the unparalleled role of the resistance and the heroic Hezbollah will expose Lebanon to irreparable security risks,\u201d an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/lebanon-pm-cancels-trip-to-us-as-hezbollah-supporters-rally-in-beirut-against-talks-with-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel. <\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Pro-Hezbollah protesters demonstrated in Beirut Saturday, burning portraits of Salam and denouncing him as a \u201cZionist\u201d while carrying the terrorist group\u2019s flag. <\/p>\n<p>Israel has continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/09\/world-news\/israel-launches-new-strikes-on-lebanon-as-kuwait-comes-under-fire-in-drone-attack\/\">pound Hezbollah<\/a> inside Lebanon despite Iran\u2019s insistence that a cease-fire between the terrorist group and the Jewish state be reached as a necessary precondition for peace talks with the US.<\/p>\n<p>At least 14 were killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon Friday, with the overall <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/10\/world-news\/israel-continues-to-attack-lebanon-non-stop-as-hezbollah-warns-its-more-determined-than-ever-to-thwart-it\/\">death toll climbing<\/a> to 1,950, according to Lebanese officials.<\/p>\n<p>Separate from Salam\u2019s canceled visit, ambassadors from Lebanon and Israel are set to meet in Washington Tuesday to discuss a peace deal between the two countries, though Jewish state has ruled out any <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/09\/world-news\/israel-wiped-out-hezbollah-chiefs-top-secretary-in-fresh-strikes-on-lebanon-that-iran-says-jeopardizes-cease-fire-deal\/\">cease-fire with Hezbollah<\/a> as part of the talks.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if Salam\u2019s announcement will have any impact on those fragile talks. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/lebanese-prime-minister-nawaf-salam-124435468.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/lebanese-prime-minister-nawaf-salam-124435468.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/lebanese-prime-minister-nawaf-salam-124435468.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>He was slated to meet with Secretary of State Rubio.  <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israeli officials are set to deliver a firm line to their Lebanese counterparts at the talks, saying that if Lebanon doesn\u2019t disarm Hezbollah in Beirut and south of the Litani river, the Israel Defense Forces would continue its bombing campaign on the region, Israeli outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kann_news\/status\/2043026498789974509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kann News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The US. however, has pushed Israel to scale back the intensity of its strikes in Lebanon, and Vice President JD Vance previously told reporters that the Israelis agreed to \u201ccheck themselves\u201d in their strikes against Hezbollah<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/11\/world-news\/lebanese-pm-cancels-trip-to-us-as-iran-threatens-security-risks-over-sidelining-hezbollah\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanon\u2019s prime minister canceled a planned upcoming trip to Washington amid threats from Iran and Israeli strikes that continue to batter his country. \u201cIn light 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