US envoy says satisfied with Lebanese response on disarming of Hezbollah

US envoy Thomas Barrack said Monday he was satisfied by the Lebanese authorities’ response to Washington’s request to disarm Hezbollah, which was heavily weakened in a recent war with Israel.

Lebanese leaders who took office in the aftermath of the conflict have vowed a state monopoly on bearing arms, while demanding Israel comply with a November ceasefire that sought to end more than a year of hostilities with the Iran-backed group.

“I’m unbelievably satisfied with the response,” Barrack,…