Trump Orders US Carriers To Fly Direct To Lebanon After Aoun Visit
The Tuesday directive tells his administration to clear all U.S. airlines for direct Beirut flights and urges other nations to follow.
- Trump's Truth Social post orders his administration to allow all U.S. airlines to fly directly to Lebanon.
- Aoun called Trump a 'great president' at their Tuesday White House meeting, per the post.
- Iran-backed Hezbollah still controls southern Lebanon as Israel's fight there continues.
Why it matters: Airline security clearance, once an agency judgment, now turns on one man's opinion of a foreign leader.
Truth Social post by Donald J. Trump ↗ · Jul 21, 20267/21/26 · Updated Jul 21 · ✓ Checked✓ Check