One American's detention in Lebanon exposed a truth that is now devastating an entire country

This last week marked the anniversary of the rescue of my late father, Amer Fakhoury, a Lebanese-born Christian, by our government from Beirut, where he had been unlawfully detained for seven months by Hezbollah. His case was not an isolated incident, but rather a revealing moment that exposed a deeper and more troubling reality within Lebanon’s political and security landscape.

For decades, Hezbollah, backed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, has exercised significant influence over Lebanon’s institutions.