Lebanese sources have told longtime Washington Post Middle East correspondent David Ignatius that former Prime Minister Saad Hariri is being forcibly detained by Saudi Arabia and may have been forced to resign. The significance of this blatant interference by Saudi Arabia in Lebanese internal politics is connected to the desire of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, or "MBS," as he is known, to confront Iran and its terrorist proxy army, Hezb'allah.  MBS apparently thought Hariri was insufficiently tough with Hezb'allah, which is in firm control of the government of Lebanon.  Rumors of the virtual kidnapping of Hariri, who resigned as prime minister last Saturday while in Saudi Arabia, have rocked the Arab world; Lebanese officials worry that MBS, as the 32-year-old crown prince is known, wants to force Lebanon into his confrontation with Iran. Some Lebanese analysts complain that the Saudis treat the Hariri family, who have been bankrolled by Riyadh...(Read Full Post)