{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Syria Comment","provider_url":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog","author_name":"Joshua","author_url":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/author\/syriacomment\/","title":"Hamidi on Franco-Syrian Relations and Lebanon - Syria Comment","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ElxCQPZc0G\"><a href=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/hamidi-on-franco-syrian-relations-and-lebanon\/\">Hamidi on Franco-Syrian Relations and Lebanon<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/hamidi-on-franco-syrian-relations-and-lebanon\/embed\/#?secret=ElxCQPZc0G\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Hamidi on Franco-Syrian Relations and Lebanon&#8221; &#8212; Syria Comment\" data-secret=\"ElxCQPZc0G\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Ibrahim Hamidi, writing in al-Hayat, reviews the politics of&nbsp;Syrian, French and American negotiations over the presidency in Lebanon. France offered Syria serious incentives to&nbsp;get Michel Suleiman confirmed as President of Lebanon. In the end, however, Syria could not order the Lebanese to comply with French demands. Indeed, Syria has no incentive to do so, even [&hellip;]"}