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Direct Flights, Unlimited Praise: The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Meeting with Joseph Aoun

July 21, 2026Jul 211 min read1 view

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Direct Flights, Unlimited Praise: The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Meeting with Joseph Aoun — Media source: The Observer’s Telegram channel

Following a closed-door meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, U.S. President Donald Trump lavished unprecedented praise on Aoun for

"transforming his country"

and immediately directed his administration to permit direct U.S. flights to Lebanon.

The sudden diplomatic breakthrough and Trump’s lavish endorsement have raised immediate questions regarding what high-stakes political or strategic concessions Aoun offered behind the scenes to secure such a major policy shift from Washington.

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