The Senate is getting ready to vote on legislation that would sanction Lebanese officials responsible for wrongfully detaining American citizens, Al-Monitor has learned.
The Senate moving forward with the sanctions bill, introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, indicates that Washington is skeptical Lebanon will actually allow US citizen Amer Fakhoury to return home, even after a military tribunal ordered his release on Monday.
