Aoun, no relation to former president Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi Arabia, whose assistance Lebanon will need as it seeks to rebuild.

Deputy U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus, who has been leading shuttle diplomacy between Lebanon and Israel ... formerly Twitter, Aoun, a former army commander, described ...

Aoun, no relation to former President Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi Arabia, whose assistance Lebanon will need as it seeks to rebuild.