The Beirut Banyan

21/06/2026

In life & politics, “courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”

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21/06/2026

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21/06/2026

“What you’re seeing now is a preference to regional stability that satisfies the Iranian regime…with no concern for the wellbeing of the Lebanese state.

I worry that the negotiations in Washington will end up in failure rather than success.”

With for CNN

17/06/2026

16/06/2026

“A good deal for Iran may not be a good deal for the Lebanese government”

On Lebanon’s place in all that’s happening for BBC News

16/06/2026

“The Americans are unusually interested in Lebanon for a brief period of time. When you stretch that out they become less interested, less invested. And if you stretch it out long enough, they may well abandon the country.

The Trump administration - at least right now - appears to be less interested in Lebanese sovereignty as a cause per se…more interested in stability and making a deal with Iran.”

With Jasim Al-Azzawi

14/06/2026

“We’re not the same. This is what I’m putting on the table. I’m putting the pen.”

Watch the full episode - Cry My Brother with Hassan Merhi - on The Beirut Banyan

12/06/2026

“I’m seeing it in front of my own eyes. They refuse to believe it.”

Watch the full discussion - Ep.445: Cry My Brother with Hassan Merhi - on The Beirut Banyan

11/06/2026

On the security arrangement that keeps Lebanon ungovernable & the Trump administration’s priority while pursuing a deal with Iran - joined by Rob Geist Pinfold for AlJazeera