U.S. hopes Lebanon's next government will work with it: State Department official
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The United States hopes Lebanon’s next government will work with it on areas of mutual interest, a State Department official said on Tuesday, and expressed concern over Iran-backed Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah’s rising clout in the country.