Trump Meets Lebanon's Aoun, Promises Him 'Anything' For A Compliment
The Tuesday White House meeting unfolded as Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah keep fighting in southern Lebanon amid the wider Iran war.
- Aoun called Trump a 'great president' at the White House on Tuesday, July 21.
- Trump replied: 'He knows how to get to me... now he can have anything.'
- Iran-backed Hezbollah still holds southern Lebanon as Israel's fight there continues.
Why it matters: A compliment that wins 'anything' from a superpower shows how small states buy protection: flattery, not treaties.