Rubio accuses Hezbollah of trying to 'drag Lebanon back into chaos'

Published May 25, 2026 Updated May 25, 2026 12:12am

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused Hezbollah of trying to plunge Lebanon “back into chaos”, reports AFP.

Rubio denounced what he called Hezbollah’s “reckless call to overthrow Lebanon’s democratically elected government” and said the pro-Iran armed group was “actively trying to drag Lebanon back into chaos and destruction. “