Anthony Samrani

⚡️Très ému de la sortie de mon @TractsGallimard le 5 décembre VU DU LIBAN, la fin d’un pays, la fin d’un monde ? Un texte très personnel, qui doit beaucoup à @LOrientLeJour et qui tente de tracer un chemin, de défendre une ligne de crête, au milieu des monstres.

🎙️#Event | On June 2, L’Orient Today will be co-organising a conversation at the Frontline Club in London on Lebanon’s current political moment and the wider regional shifts unfolding around it. The conversation will bring together @gilbertachcar , a leading voice on Middle East political economy; Andrew Arsan, a historian of the Arab world; and @LizSly , a veteran foreign correspondent with extensive experience reporting from Lebanon and across the region. 📅 June 2 📍 Frontline Club, London Book your tickets here : eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discus……?

🚫CLAIM: Recent media reporting claims that the U.S. Navy has restarted escorting or assisting commercial vessels during transits through the Strait of Hormuz. FALSE. ✅TRUTH: Project Freedom has not resumed, and U.S. forces are not currently escorting commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

Cessez-le-feu théorique : ce que l'on sait des frappes américaines de lundi sur le sud de l'Iran lorientlejour.com/article/1508108 via @LorientLeJour

‼️ WSJ quoting US officials: The U.S. Navy has restarted assisting vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz. The officials told Journal that a Greek supertanker laden with two million barrels of crude was guided by the U.S. Navy, as it crossed the waterway off the Omani coast.

Vingt-six ans après, se libérer du Hezbollah lorientlejour.com/article/1508015 via @LOrientLeJour @RittaS

Un an après les massacres de la côte, la mort frappe encore en silence à Homs. Un papier d’ @amelzac à lire absolument qui raconte, malheureusement, un des visages de la nouvelle Syrie lorientlejour.com/article/1507573 via @LorientLeJour

🎥 « Ce n’est pas le moment des mea culpa » : @walidjoumblatt face au Liban d’aujourd’hui Retrouvez l'intégralité de l'entretien ici : youtu.be/-4dKdsUroL0

An Iranian official source told me Tehran has warned Washington that any Israeli attacks on Beirut or the southern suburbs would seriously jeopardize ongoing efforts to end the war, and could derail the diplomatic track altogether.

On June 2, @lorienttoday is heading to @frontlineclub in London for a conversation on Lebanon’s current political moment, the regional context, and the question of what comes next. With @gilbertachcar Andrew Arsan and @LizSly . Join us if you’re there👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discus…

🚨A senior U.S. official hints the Trump administration would support an escalation in Israeli military action in retaliation to Hezbolla's violations of the ceasefire 🚨The U.S. official told me: "Hezbollah has ignored repeated requests to stop firing at Israel, including a recent ultimatum. Israel will never be expected to passively absorb attacks on its forces and civilians. This is not the Biden Administration" 🚨The U.S. official said that since April 17, Hezbollah has fired over a thousand drones and over 700 rockets to try and derail ongoing negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. "The status quo is untenable", the U.S. official said 🚨The U.S. official stressed Hezbollah is entirely responsible for the current situation. "It broke the ceasefire on March 2 and is now intent on denying the Lebanese people a path to peace and reconstruction", the official said 🚨According to the U.S. official Hezbollah is concerned about the direct negotiations between the Lebanese government and Israel with the support of the U.S. and sees it "as an existential threat" 🚨"A successful ceasefire led by the Government of Lebanon would strip Hizballah of their power and their narrative", the U.S. official said

Aljazeera says that Qatar was able to broker a US-Iran agreement on Tehran’s frozen assets. This comes after long hours of talks with Gallibaf and Aragchi in Doha . Talks continue …

Here we are again… People fleeing the Southern Suburb Of Beirut as per Lebanese Media ..

I am 95% done with a deal to buy a new house. The remaining 5% of negotiations are focused on the price and whether the owners are actually willing to sell

✍️ #Édito | Donald Trump affirme qu’il ne souhaite pas se précipiter vers un accord, laissant entendre que de nombreux points n’étaient pas encore réglés. Le texte en intégralité : olj.me/1507943 Par @AnthonySamrani

✍️ #Editorial | Everyone is watching Trump, but the key to the deal is in Tehran. Read @AnthonySamrani 's editorial here : today.lorientlejour.com/article/150794…

Que dit la nouvelle doctrine de Léon XIV sur l'intelligence artificielle ? Nous publions une première lecture à chaud de Magnifica Humanitas par le jésuite @antoniospadaro. Entretien vraiment très conseillé. legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/05/25/…

Tout le monde regarde Trump, mais la clé de l’accord est à Téhéran lorientlejour.com/article/1507943 via @LorientLeJour

The leaders, especially those of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Pakistan who don't have formal diplomatic relations with Israel, were surprised by Trump's request. "There was silence on the line and Trump joked and asked if they are still there," one of the U.S. officials said

What's much more likely for the Gulf states is a plan to get along with an angry but surviving Iranian regime not a rapprochement with Israel.

🇺🇸🇸🇦President Trump told leaders of Arab and Muslim countries during a Saturday conference call that if a deal to end the Iran war is achieved he wants their nations to join the Abraham Accords and sign peace agreements with Israel. My story on @axios axios.com/2026/05/24/tru…