Beirut needs international support to curb Iranian efforts to maintain its presence in Lebanon while it continues to support Hezbollah. The resumption of war would free Tehran from this dilemma, as it fears the complete crushing of its regional sphere of influence

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani slammed the 'vile Islamophobia' after Republican council member Vickie Paladino wrote on X that 'we need to take very seriously the need to begin the expulsion of Muslims from Western nations'