In his most recent speech on July 19, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said, "We are always ready for dialogue under any form, [whether] the current or previous dialogue table, or any other formula for discussing national defense strategy ... We are ready to participate in any dialogue unconditionally. Now you want to open a dialogue before the formation of the government. We are ready for this, and we are also ready [to participate] after its formation."
From the standpoint of Lebanese observers, this significant openness is unprecedented in Nasrallah's rhetoric. The question, however, revolves around the motivation for it.