Leaks or Psychological Warfare? Why Is Al Arabiya Targeting Lebanon Again?

A new report aired by Al Arabiya claims that the United States possesses lists containing “dozens” of Lebanese Army officers who were allegedly proven to have cooperated with Hezbollah. The report also claims that 100 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have arrived in Lebanon in recent months to retrain and rearm the resistance.

But where is the evidence?

No documents.

No satellite images.

No names.

No official confirmation from the Pentagon.

No Lebanese judicial investigation.

Only “sources.”

**👍And that is precisely the problem.

For many observers, Al Arabiya is far from a neutral media outlet. Even before the Abraham Accords were launched in 2020, the channel was repeatedly accused of adopting narratives aligned with Gulf-Israeli normalization projects, sectarian incitement, and the promotion of talking points that serve Washington and Tel Aviv more than regional stability.

The timing is not innocent either.

Since October 2023, the Lebanese front has become a real political, military, and economic war of attrition against Israel. Tens of thousands of settlers were forced to flee northern occupied Palestine, while Israel suffered billions of dollars in losses due to prolonged military mobilization and the paralysis of economic activity in the north.

The real question is:

Why is the Lebanese military institution being dragged into the narrative now?

Is the goal to create a rupture between the Lebanese resistance and the Lebanese Army?

Or to pressure Beirut ahead of any regional settlement?

Or to pave the way for sanctions against Lebanese officers?

Or to ignite internal Sunni-Shiite tensions?

Or to prepare public opinion for a broader confrontation against Iran and the Axis of Resistance?

The report also recycles old accusations regarding “Iranian smuggling through the Lebanese coast” and networks linked to the former Syrian regime, yet provides no verifiable evidence — despite years of intense Western naval and intelligence surveillance across the Eastern Mediterranean.

If 100 Revolutionary Guard members truly entered Lebanon using Lebanese passports, then how did NATO surveillance systems, American satellites, Israeli intelligence, and French naval forces all fail to publicly document such a large operation?

That contradiction alone deserves scrutiny.

In the Middle East, “media leaks” during wartime are rarely innocent. More often than not, they serve as preparation for sanctions, political pressure, or even military escalation.

And one should not forget the role Saudi Arabia has long been accused of playing in fueling divisions inside Lebanon — between Muslims themselves — as well as financing political forces and media platforms such as MTV, Al Jadeed, and LBCI.

Today’s battle is not only being fought on the borders.

It is also a battle over perception, narrative, and who gets labeled “legitimate” versus “a threat” according to American and Israeli interests.

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