Jumblatt's request for communication with Iran/USA will lead Lebanon nowhere Walid Jumblatt, head of the Progressive Socialist Party of Lebanon: I do not believe that negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in their current form will have results as long as Israel occupies southern Lebanon. I can't say that the government failed, and the government certainly tried, but the belief that the Americans can pressure Israel to back down is a complete illusion. We made a mistake by not choosing the path of Islamabad (referring to the Islamabad Agreement between Iran and the US, in which Tehran emphasized the need for a comprehensive ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of the Zionists from Lebanon) and instead chose the path of Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, who will not get us anywhere.

Jumblatt's request for communication with Iran/USA will lead Lebanon nowhere Walid Jumblatt, head of the Progressive Socialist Party of Lebanon: I do not believe that negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in their current form will have results as long as Israel occupies southern Lebanon. I can't say that the government failed, and the government certainly tried, but the belief that the Americans can pressure Israel to back down is a complete illusion. We made a mistake by not choosing the path of Islamabad (referring to the Islamabad Agreement between Iran and the US, in which Tehran emphasized the need for a comprehensive ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of the Zionists from Lebanon) and instead chose the path of Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, who will not get us anywhere.