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Mohamed Ibrahim wrote in “Asas Media”:
In recent months, the Americans have sought to resolve the issue of demarcation of the maritime borders between Lebanon and occupied Palestine, and to achieve this pending and sensitive issue. The disputed area between Lebanon and the Israelis includes Blocks 8, 9 and 10, which, according to studies, contain vast amounts of oil and natural gas, as well as the opposite area on the Israeli side.
US sources familiar with the border demarcation file told Asas that recent days have witnessed a positive violation in terms of demarcation, as US Under Secretary of State for Near East Affairs David Schenker Beirut is expected to during the next period he will make a political visit during which he will meet with Lebanese officials. That it returns with an important Lebanese step related to demarcation, which may lead to the start of negotiations in the Ras al-Naqoura border area.
Sources revealed to “Asas” that the efforts so far had led to an announcement that was expected to be revealed with Schenker’s planned visit to start “quadripartite negotiations” in Naqoura, which would include Lebanese and Israeli military and diplomats mediated by The United Nations. The United States will participate in the meeting as an “observer”. At the same time, sources affirmed that Washington is closely following the Lebanese steps, without neglecting the Lebanese “whims” that have been practiced a lot on the Lebanese side in recent months, and anticipates that any step or measure aimed at obstructing this file. The same sources indicated that the Israelis take their intention to initiate exploration operations in the border area very seriously whether Lebanon passes through the demarcation route or not.
The sources added that demarcating the borders in the end is in a Lebanese interest, as Lebanon desperately needs to benefit from the wealth of the Mediterranean, and this will reflect positively on Lebanon in a timely and long-term manner. day. On the issue of demarcation of land borders, sources said the issue is under study, because the US administration follows the method of withdrawing “pretexts” from Hezbollah to keep its weapons, refusing to go into the details of territorial demarcation. until the outlook becomes clearer and clearer in the coming weeks.
Information from the US State Department indicates that sanctions against former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil gave a boost to border demarcation communications, as the Lebanese side knew how serious Americans are in dealing with Lebanon in a new way that no longer remains silent and the importance of completing the demarcation file of the maritime border as soon as possible. Possibly, the same applies to David Schenker’s meeting with the president’s adviser, Nabih Berri Ali Hamdan, during his first visit to Beirut earlier this month.
So the United States entered a new phase of its “maximum pressure” policy with Iran and its allies, and it became clear that Lebanon was in the eye of the American storm. The information related to “ASAS” also indicated that the US sanctions regulations include dozens of names of Lebanese personalities, entities and associations of many different political orientations, to be announced as the US interest requires. The information indicated that several prominent US officials had received calls in recent days from Lebanese political figures to explore the environment for names that could be announced in the next stages. Some of these personalities sent promises to Americans that they would take “actions and actions” that showed a change in the way they treated Hezbollah, and if political and apolitical ties to the party were to be disassociated, they would not be included in return. on terrorist lists, anti-corruption sanctions or Caesar sanctions …
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