Why Lebanon’s gov’t is strolling a skinny line between home strain and exterior threats | DW News

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain open to commercial traffic during its ceasefire with the United States, while Lebanon is grappling with a fragile truce of its own. DW speaks with international affairs expert Thanassis Cambanis to assess the stakes in an increasingly volatile situation.

Chapter Breakdown:
0:00 Iran allows commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
0:18 Netanyahu says Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah is not over
0:40 Thanassis Cambanis, Director of Century International, on reopening of Strait of Hormuz
2:15 Hezbollah’s current position as an actor in parliament as well as a military group
3:46 Public reactions in Lebanon to the ceasefire
5:03 Who holds power in Lebanon today?
06:34 The Lebanese state’s role in the ceasefire
08:06 Prospects for weakening Hezbollah politically

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