US envoy calls Lebanon a ‘failed state’ and backs Israeli aggression

Washington’s special envoy for Syria has branded Lebanon “a failed state”, exposing the United States’ growing frustration with Beirut’s paralysed political system while signalling unflinching support for Israel’s regional aggression.

Barrack accused the country of being the only state in the region “not jumping in line” with what he described as a new Middle East order. “The state is Hezbollah,” he said, arguing that the group fills the void left by a government unable to provide electricity, water, or basic services.

“It is really up to the Lebanese. America is not going to get deeper involved in the situation with a foreign terrorist organisation and a failed state dictating the pace and asking for more resources and more money and more help,” he said.

Barrack claimed that the US would not intervene in regional disputes, but would support if "Israel becomes more aggressive toward Lebanon”.