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Attacks on the Iranian Ardakan site are opening up a more dangerous phase of regional escalation. By aiming for a link in the Iranian nuclear cycle, Washington and Tel Aviv revive the scenario of a response to Dimona, already targeted in recent days, in a logic of nuclear mirror and symbolic retaliation.

Marco Rubio still mentions two to four weeks of war against Iran, but Europeans remain cautious while the conflict extends to Arak, Ardakan, Ormuz and Beirut. Between American calendar, G7 scepticism and military aggravation on several fronts, the promise of a rapid exit seems to be less and less credible.

At 1800 hours, the Lebanese official assessment reached 1,142 dead and 3,315 wounded since 2 March. In the South, strikes on Saksakiyé and Kfar Rummane further increase the human cost, while ground fighting is intensifying and political pressure is rising in Beirut and throughout the region.

Lebanon appears to be caught between the regional escalation, the crisis around the Iranian ambassador and the search for a political solution. The Lebanese press of 27 March 2026 describes a country under pressure, divided between war, disputed sovereignty, institutional tensions and Arab and international diplomatic efforts to contain the burning under way.

Lebanon this morning: civilian record, Israeli strikes, Hezbollah's intense response to Israel and Trump's new deadline for Iran.

Meeting in the Grand Serail, the Lebanese Government announced further security measures in the capital and decided to seize the United Nations Security Council in the face of Israeli threats to the area south of the Litani River. Nawaf Salam also expressed Lebanon's solidarity with Kuwait after the discovery of a terrorist cell, while denouncing the reversal of the Iranian strikes towards the Gulf countries.

Donald Trump claims that Iran "plies" Washington to conclude an agreement, while maintaining the blur on the end of the war.

The announced boycott of Hezbollah and Amal ministers confirms a major crisis in the Lebanese government.

An Israeli strike reported in Jounieh marks a new geographical extension of the war in Lebanon. After Hazmieh and the outskirts of Beirut, the Kesrouan, in turn, entered the threat zone, fueling anxiety around the Christian areas of Mount Lebanon and the continued spillover of the conflict.

Youssef Raji announces the dismissal of the Iranian ambassador-designate and the recall of the Lebanese ambassador to Iran.

Israel announces that it wants to control an area up to Litani, while Iran threatens heavy strikes in support of Lebanon.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin's appeal to Donald Trump to end the war "as quickly as possible" and "let Lebanon alone" was marked by its clarity and rarity. In a sequence dominated by military logic, the Holy See placed Lebanon at the centre of the diplomatic debate. This strong speech underlines both the moral significance of Rome, the vacuum left by more influential powers and the concrete limits of intervention without coercive leverage.

The reported pressure in several villages in Hasbaya district opens a new front in Lebanon. Mayors claim to have received calls from the Israeli army asking them to expel displaced persons from Shiite localities in the South, while Bezalel Smotrich calls to annex southern Lebanon to the Litani. Should we see the beginnings of an internal conflict? The facts show above all a dangerous attempt to move the war towards the Lebanese social fabric, by activating Community lines under cover of security.

The point in Lebanon this morning: Bchamun, Hazmieh, Litani Bridges, human assessment and Israeli appeal to annex the south.