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El líder del grupo terrorista Hezbollah rechazó el desarme y tensa la relación con el presidente del Líbano
El grupo terrorista Hezbollah “no dejará que nadie lo desarme”, declaró el viernes el líder de la milicia chiíta libanesa, Naim Qassem, mientras Washington presiona a Beirut para que obligue al movimiento respaldado por Irán a entregar sus armas.
Hezbollah, durante mucho tiempo una fuerza dominante en la política libanesa, quedó debilitado tras más de un año de hostilidades con Israel desencadenadas por la guerra de Gaza, incluida una incursión terrestre israelí y dos meses de intensos bombardeos que diezmaron la cúpula del grupo.
El alto el fuego de noviembre puso fin en gran medida a los combates, pero no antes de que el líder del grupo y predecesor de Qassem, Hassan Nasrallah, muriera en un ataque aéreo israelí.
“No dejaremos que nadie desarme a Hezbollah ni desarme la resistencia” contra Israel, declaró Qassem en declaraciones a un canal de televisión afiliado a Hezbollah. “Debemos eliminar esta idea de desarme del diccionario”.
El presidente libanés, Joseph Aoun, dijo esta semana que quería “hacer de 2025 el año de la restricción de armas al Estado”, y añadió que esperaba lograr ese objetivo mediante el “diálogo” con Hezbollah.
Qassem dijo que su grupo estaba dispuesto a dialogar sobre una “estrategia de defensa”, “pero no bajo la presión de la ocupación” de Israel.
“Israel debe retirarse (del sur de Líbano) y cesar su agresión, y el Estado libanés debe iniciar el proceso de reconstrucción”, añadió.
Sus comentarios se produjeron horas después de que otro funcionario de Hezbollah dijera que el grupo se negaba a discutir la entrega de sus armas hasta que Israel se retirara completamente del sur del Líbano.
“No se trata de desarmarse”, declaró Wafic Safa en una entrevista con la emisora de radio Al-Nur de Hezbollah.
Safa, que según los expertos pertenece a la facción más radical del movimiento, afirmó que Hezbollah había transmitido su postura a Aoun.
En su entrevista, Safa preguntó: “¿No sería lógico que Israel primero se retirara, luego liberara a los prisioneros, luego cesara su agresión… y luego discutiéramos una estrategia defensiva?
“La estrategia defensiva consiste en pensar en cómo proteger a Líbano, no en prepararse para que entregue sus armas”.
Analistas han afirmado que la idea, antaño impensable, del desarme de Hezbollah puede haber dejado de serlo e incluso resultar inevitable.
En virtud del alto el fuego de noviembre, Israel debía retirar todas sus fuerzas del sur del Líbano. Pero a pesar del acuerdo, tropas israelíes han permanecido en cinco posiciones del sur del Líbano que consideran “estratégicas”.
Israel también ha continuado llevando a cabo ataques casi diarios contra miembros de Hezbollah en el Líbano.
En virtud de la tregua, Hezbollah debía retirar a sus combatientes al norte del río Litani y desmantelar cualquier infraestructura militar restante en el sur.
El ejército libanés se ha ido desplegando en el sur a medida que las fuerzas israelíes se retiraban.
Hezbollah afirma que el alto el fuego no se aplica al resto del Líbano, a pesar de basarse en la Resolución 1701 del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU, que exige el desarme de los grupos no estatales.
Hezbollah fue el único grupo que conservó sus armas tras el fin de la guerra civil libanesa en 1990, que duró 15 años, alegando que eran para la “resistencia” contra Israel, que siguió ocupando el sur hasta el año 2000.
La enviada especial de Estados Unidos para Medio Oriente, Morgan Ortagus, que visitó Beirut este mes, declaró que Washington seguía presionando a Beirut “para que cumpla plenamente el cese de hostilidades, y eso incluye el desarme de Hezbollah y de todas las milicias”.
En sus declaraciones del viernes, Qassem afirmó que Hezbollah rechazaba “el control estadounidense sobre el Líbano”.
Safa afirmó que tanto Hezbollah como el ejército libanés estaban respetando los términos de la tregua. “El problema es Israel, que no lo ha hecho”, afirmó.
El sábado, una fuente cercana a Hezbollah declaró a la AFP que el grupo había cedido al ejército libanés alrededor de 190 de sus 265 posiciones militares al sur del Litani.
(Con información de AFP)
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Russia has turned to its so-called «shadow fleet» to carry out a roughly $29.3 million «semi-dark» ship-to-ship oil transfer in the Gulf of Oman, deliberately sidestepping Western sanctions, according to reports.
Maritime intelligence firm Windward AI reported on March 8 that the Russian-flagged tanker M/V TRUST, a vessel already blacklisted by the U.S., European Union and United Kingdom, carried out a «high-probability» covert crude transfer in Omani territorial waters.
Based on an estimated price of about $90 per barrel on March 10, the cargo involved in the transfer was valued at roughly $29.3 million.
«The timing of the operation coincided with heightened military escalation in the Gulf following Operation Epic Fury, suggesting the vessel exploited regional instability to conduct the transfer under reduced scrutiny,» Windward said.
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A crude oil tanker sits anchored in Muscat during the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran in Muscat, Oman, March 6, 2026. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)
The tanker had previously loaded approximately 325,000 barrels of Russian crude oil at the Russian port of Ust-Luga, Windward said.
Windward described the operation as a «semi-dark» activity, meaning one of the vessels transmitted its automatic identification system (AIS) signal while the other did not.
According to the firm, the M/V TRUST had anchored and switched off its AIS transponder while holding what it called a «prolonged stationary meeting» with another tanker, likely producing an anonymous vessel to transfer cargo process.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets the Russian delegation and some officials ahead of the Istanbul talks May 14, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. (Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A fully «dark» meeting, Windward said, typically involves two vessels not transmitting, but, in this case, only one ship appeared to be broadcasting, creating partial visibility that still complicates tracking efforts.
Such tactics are part of a broader strategy by Moscow to continue exporting crude despite sweeping Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The semi-dark oil transfer comes amid heightened volatility in global energy markets tied to the escalating conflict in the Middle East and limited traffic in the Strait of Hormuz given the joint U.S.-Israeli military action against Iran.
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A navy vessel sails in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world’s oil and gas passes, March 1, 2026. (Sahar Al Attar/AFP via Getty Images)
Oil topped $100 a barrel March 9 as traders priced in the risk that the conflict was disrupting flows through the Strait, which carries about a fifth of global supply, CNBC reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 9 that Russia, the world’s second-largest oil exporter and holder of the largest natural gas reserves, stands ready to resume long-term energy cooperation with European customers if they choose to return, Reuters reported.
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Meanwhile, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Russia «should not be involved» in the escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran.
His comments followed reports suggesting Moscow may be providing intelligence support to Tehran, though the Kremlin has not publicly confirmed the claims.
On Russia’s ship-to-ship semi-dark cargo transfer amid the ongoing conflict, Windward highlighted «operational blind spots that enable illicit maritime activity to proceed largely uninterrupted.»
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WATCH: Dem witness accuses Trump of ‘population purge,’ Kennedy fires back: ‘You trigger my gag reflex’
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David Bier, a Democrat-called witness at a Senate Budget Committee hearing Tuesday, drew a sharp rebuke from GOP Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana after accusing the Trump administration of attempting a «population purge» in the U.S.
Earlier in the hearing, Bier, an immigration policy expert at the CATO Institute, argued that both legal and illegal aliens «are a benefit to this country» because they help to reduce the national deficit.
Kennedy ripped into Bier, asking, «What planet did you parachute in from? You trigger my gag reflex.»
Bier had just claimed that federal judges opposing President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations «are much braver» than U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
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«They are much braver. They put their names on their rulings, and they stand behind their constitutional rulings,» said Bier.
He accused the administration of attempting to carry out a «population purge,» saying, «They’re trying to deport U.S.-born citizens, people born here, they are trying to deport them as well. So, it’s not a mass deportation agenda, it is also an agenda intended to reduce the population of the United States, including U.S.-born people.»
Earlier in the hearing, Bier had called for «more» immigrants to help address the soaring national deficit.
While being questioned by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Bier said that there are «clear reasons for believing that they are reducing the deficits and debt, they are a benefit to this country, and we need more people who are going to contribute in the future as our population ages.»
Bier said «it’s easy to understand why» immigrants reduce the deficit «because they work at 12 percentage points higher than the national average, they use less benefits because they’re subject to constraints, unique barriers to applying for those benefits, in particular Social Security and Medicare. Those are by far our largest programs, and they’re not eligible for those at all if they’re here in the country illegally or if they came legally and they don’t have a sufficient work history to qualify.»
After the hearing, Bier later told Fox News Digital that «this exchange had nothing to do with illegal immigration» and that «the question was about immigration generally.»
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ICE officers participating in a week-long immigration enforcement operation in the Houston, Texas area, which resulted in the arrests of 646 illegal immigrants. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Despite testifying in a hearing titled «Sanctuary Cities: The Cost of Undermining Law and Order,» during which members criticized the mass migration under the Biden administration, Bier posited that more immigration is a positive step for the country.
«According to the Social Security Administration, we need about 35 million more workers in order to keep revenues equal to expenses by the middle of the 2030s,» he said. «So, we are at a position right now where immigration is not going to solve it. Obviously, it’s not going to solve it, but it is moving us in the right direction.»
He praised immigrants, saying, «These are people who are showing up, they’re ready to work, they’re often prime age individuals who are ready to enter the labor force.»
«So, it’s a huge benefit fiscally to the United States to have these people who want to contribute to our country,» he added.
Bier was not the only one arguing in the hearing that illegal immigrants can improve communities. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., one of the Trump administration’s most outspoken critics, took a similar line, arguing that sanctuary policies actually lower crime, poverty and unemployment.
«Data shows that sanctuary policies actually make communities safer, healthier and more prosperous. That’s right, the evidence shows, the research shows sanctuary jurisdictions have lower crime rates, higher median household income, less poverty, less reliance on public assistance, higher labor force participation, and lower unemployment,» said Padilla.
«That’s right. It seems like sanctuary cities are helping to make America great, I said it,» he added.
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Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Likewise, Kennedy was not the only Republican who took issue with Bier. After arguing over whether it was a mistake for Congress to ban people from entering the country illegally, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, slammed Bier as a «smug guy.»
«You haven’t answered my question, but that’s okay. You’re a smug guy, and that’s part of your shtick,» said Moreno.
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After another Democrat-called witness declined to answer the same question, Moreno criticized both, saying, «This is the best that Democrats can come up with.»
«This is the best witnesses you’ve got? A guy who can’t distinguish whether it’s okay to have people enter our country illegally. Of all the millions of people that you could have chosen to testify … the best you have is a guy who has no idea what our immigration law is, and isn’t sure if somebody should enter the country illegally [and] another guy is a smug guy who obviously has an agenda,» said Moreno.
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