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Ortagus mocks Qassem’s weapons comments with a ‘yawn’

April 19, 2025 0

Deputy U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus openly dismissed recent remarks made by Hezbollah’s deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem, who once again rejected the idea of disarming the group. In response to a translated excerpt from Qassem’s speech shared on social media, Ortagus replied with a single word: yawn — a clear sign of her disregard for …