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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.

The Lebanese-Israeli border concentrates four Israeli visions mixing pragmatism, strategy, religious memory and biblical imagination. From Litani to Awali to the controversial concept of Greater Israel, these competing readings shed light on tensions around Lebanese sovereignty, Hezbollah and a border that is constantly redefined by conflicts.

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.

The major sea straits, from Ormuz to Taiwan, concentrate a decisive part of world trade, energy and technology. Their vulnerability makes them major geopolitical levers: at the slightest block, costs are exploding, supply chains are growing and the global economy is squandering as a result of a local incident.

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.

Gasoline shortages: more and more countries are experiencing supply tensions, rationing and rising prices after the strikes against Iran.

Smotrich's call to annex to the Litani raises an old question: Does Israel covet the water of southern Lebanon?

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.