US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Leb that Israel could soon destroy an alleged precision-guided missile factory used by the Hezbollah terror group if it was not swiftly dismantled, according to an Arabic newspaper report Friday.
Citing unnamed Israeli sources, the London-based Asharq al-Awsat said Pompeo sent a letter to Lebanese President Michel Aoun
...president of Leb, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...concerning a Hezbollah compound in Leb’s Bekaa Valley, apparently referring to a facility identified by the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday.
The paper reported that Pompeo relayed the message through Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, who it said is considered to have close ties with Hezbollah leader His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
...The satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...
"Leb should immediately dismantle the second factory, otherwise Israel will attack and destroy it in the coming days," Pompeo was quoted telling Bassil.
The report said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the issue during a meeting in London on Thursday with US Defense Secretary Mark Esper and noted the premier was accompanied by the commander of the Israeli Air Force and the head of the IDF’s Operations Directorate.