Event Brief
Oct 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM ET
Rubio and Aoun discuss Hezbollah explosives and Israeli attacks
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. A U.S. official said Rubio urged Aoun to hold accountable those who ordered, financed and directed a shipment of hundreds of kilograms of explosives from Hezbollah; the Lebanese Presidency said Aoun asked Rubio to press Israel to halt attacks in southern Lebanon.
WHO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
WHAT: Rubio and Aoun spoke by phone about explosives linked to Hezbollah and Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon.
WHEN: Oct 15, 2026
WHERE: Lebanon
WHY: The call addressed the shipment of explosives linked to Hezbollah and Aoun's request for U.S. pressure on Israel to halt attacks in southern Lebanon.
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