Sunni-led Saudi Arabia, under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been intensifying its confrontation with Shiite powerhouse Iran. Shiite Hezbollah dominates Lebanon, but it has sought not to provoke the Sunni community, which in turn has avoided crossing the guerrilla force. The fear among some Lebanese now is that Saudi Arabia will upset that balance, trying to compensate for its losses in proxy wars elsewhere. Saudi fingerprints were seen all over Hariri’s resignation on Saturday. Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Sunday accused Saudi Arabia of drafting Hariri’s resignation letter and forcing him to read it on Saudi TV.

Source: National Post November 07, 2017 06:11 UTC