Saad al-Hariri, the prime minister of Lebanon, resigned on Saturday citing death threats against him. He also blamed Iran and Syria for fomenting unrest in the Arab world. A Saudi Arabian news agency reported that Hariri had been informed of a threat against his life by western intelligence. There was also a report in another new outlet that Hariri had escaped an assassination attempt in Beirut earlier last week. Hariri's resignation statement was made from an undisclosed location, probably in Saudi Arabia. Hariri is personal friends with Crown Prince Salman and has had close business ties to Saudi Arabia for many years.  Hariri held the position of prime minister, a post reserved for Sunni Muslims in Lebanon's sectarian political structure, for less than a year. He assumed office in December, 2016 following two years of political deadlock engineered by Hezb'allah, the Lebanese terror group and proxy for Iran, who represent most Shia Muslims in the...(Read Full Post)