_News_ | *US envoy: We are committed to keeping Hezbollah out of the government* 👇 US Deputy Middle East Envoy Morgan Ortagus met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday during her first visit to Lebanon. In a press briefing, Ortagus Ortagus repeatedly stressed “Hezbollah’s defeat” and thanked President Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam for their assurances that the group would be excluded from the government. Meanwhile, President Aoun confirmed in a statement that consultations on the government formation are nearly complete, emphasizing that the new government must “be cohesive and capable of fulfilling the aspirations of the Lebanese people, as outlined in the inauguration speech.”