The sudden devastation overwhelmed a country already struggling with both the coronavirus pandemic and an economic crisis
The heavily indebted state has been without an effective government since Saad al-Hariri quit as premier in October
President Trump, in his brief interaction with reporters, said that the situation in Iran has been handled very well.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned that the group's ministers would not allow poorer Lebanese to bear the brunt of an economic overhaul through higher taxes that would cause a social explosion
None of the Islamist terror groups have taken the responsibility as blamed by Hezbollah