US to Push Lebanon on Electing a New Post-Hezbollah President

The White House wants to take advantage of Israel's massive blow to Hezbollah's leadership and infrastructure to push for an election of a new Lebanese president in the coming days, US officials said.

One candidate is Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese armed forces, who is supported by the US and France. The Lebanese armed forces will be a key player in any post-war settlement in Lebanon. ...

With Nasrallah dead and Hezbollah at its weakest in years, the Biden administration thinks there is now an opportunity to dramatically reduce its influence on the Lebanese political system and elect a new president who is not an ally of the Shia militia, two US officials said.