US pushes power-sharing deal to reunify Libya

Trump adviser Massad Boulos is working to broker a power-sharing deal between Libya's rival eastern and western administrations to create a unified government. The plan would place Saddam Haftar, son of eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar, as head of a presidential council while western PM Dbeibeh remains in post. Boulos told the Financial Times that Libyan oil production could double to 3 million barrels per day by end of decade, with ConocoPhillips and Chevron already signing agreements in 2026. Analysts are deeply skeptical, calling the proposal 'wishful thinking' given deep mistrust between the two sides and the Haftar family's historical refusal to share power.