A Wall Street Journal article published on 12 May reported that the United States were influenced by Saudi Arabia and Egypt on the matter of the crisis in Libya, and this lobby led to the conversation between US President Trump and Eastern Libyan General Khalifa Haftar in which the US President seemed to endorse Haftar’s action plan and offensive on Tripoli. Such an interference could be a significant game changer for the resolution of the Libyan crisis as for Jalel Harchaoui writing for L’Orient Le Jour Washington holds the key to putting an end to the crisis and stalemate in Libya.Click here to read the report on the WSJ article and here to read Harchaoui’s article.
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Strong lobby influenced US position on Libya