At a time of the utmost sensitivity, and days before the government session is expected to meet on Tuesday, the President of the Republic, Joseph ʿAoūn, has issued an address that seems to be a "political endorsement" to guarantee the US paper on the issue of "arms exclusivity"* and deliberately put it in the national and constitutional context. He was attempting to deescalate the political explosion that looms on the horizon with the emergence of divisions amongst politicians and the general population concerning this file, which has been seen by some as his admission to "submitting" to external pressures, especially those from the US and Israel.