US envoy Barrack says ceasefire with Hezbollah is 'beginning of a road'
Tom Barrack, the U.S. special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey, told a diplomacy conference Friday that the “brilliance” of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon was that it ended “senseless killing.”
“The brilliance of what happened yesterday is it stopped senseless killing and President Trump and Secretary Rubio stepping in strongly and saying we need a time out,” Barrack said at the conference in Antalya, southern Turkey.
“This is just the beginning of a road and the ceasefires are so delicate because everybody’s been equally untrustworthy,” he said.
“Everybody is in atrophy over this idiotic war. So will the ceasefire stick? What will we do? It’s baby steps,” Barrack said.
17 April 2026, 16:10
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Thank you, President Trump. Hezbollah MUST disarm. No more delay!!!! International force to compel them to disarm if necessary. What in hell is the purpose of the UN if it cannot do this????
17 April 2026, 20:56
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Ortagus married Jonathan Weinberger, an attorney, in 2013, and the couple have a daughter, born in 2020. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ortagus's neighbor, presided over their wedding.[55]
In January 2026, Annahar and Ynet reported that Ortagus was in a relationship with Lebanese banker Antoun Sehnaoui.[
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According to the Daily Mail, both entered a relationship after her visits, with Ortagus reportedly having left her husband for Sehnaoui. As they .
