Posts Tagged: Hezbollah Lebanon
Lebanon Hits Political Logjam After Election
Lebanon faces a political impasse three months after an election produced a parliament tilted in favor of the Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah, with no sign...
How Popular Is Iran in Lebanon?
Iran’s hard power in Lebanon is well-known. At its beck and call is the Hezbollah militia, the powerful military force through which Iran largely controls...
Report: Hezbollah Is Training Hamas Operatives in Lebanon
JNS.org - Lebanese media reported over the weekend that Israel has provided the United Nations with evidence suggesting Hamas operatives have been training in Hezbollah bases...
Boosted by Lebanon Vote, Geagea Eyes Hezbollah and Reform
A Christian party that made big gains in Lebanon's general election says it will use its stronger position to press for Hezbollah's weapons to be...
Hezbollah Allies Gain in Lebanon Vote, Underscoring Iran Sway
Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in Lebanon's parliamentary elections, unofficial results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to...
Assad Ally Hezbollah Does Not See ‘Total War’ Over Syria
Lebanon's Hezbollah does not believe the latest Syria crisis will spiral into a direct US-Russia conflict or a wider all-out war, its deputy leader said...
Tillerson Says Hezbollah a Threat to Lebanon
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday warned Lebanon over the Iran-backed Hezbollah group's growing arsenal and said the Shi'ite movement's involvement in regional...
Hezbollah’s Rise Casts Doubt on Lebanon’s Status as ‘Paris of the Middle East’
JNS.org - Due to its unique geopolitical history, Lebanon has long been viewed as one of the most Westernized countries in the Arab world. But the...
US Urges Lebanon to Cut Financial Support for Iran-Backed Terror Group Hezbollah
JNS.org - A US official on Tuesday urged the Lebanese government to sever all financial ties with the Iranian terror proxy Hezbollah. “[America urges] Lebanon to take every possible...
Lebanon’s Fall Would Be Iran’s Gain
Almost unnoticed in the coverage of President Trump's Asia trip, Lebanon is slipping under Iran's control. On November 3, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a...
Shake-up in Lebanon Underscores Hezbollah’s ‘Domination’
JNS.org - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s sudden resignation last weekend underscores the rising power of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group in Israel’s northern neighbor, political leaders...
Israeli Defense Minister Lieberman: Next War Will Be a Two-Front Conflict in North and South
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday said the next war in Israel will see the Israel Defense Forces facing both a unified Syrian and Lebanese...
IDF: We Are Prepared to ‘Neutralize’ Hezbollah With ‘Overwhelming’ Force in Next War
JNS.org - Despite the raging civil war to Israel’s north and east in Syria, the Jewish state’s northern border has remained precariously quiet over the last...
Report: Russia Worked Secretly to Protect Hezbollah at UN
JNS.org - Russia reportedly worked behind the scenes to protect the Hezbollah terror group in advance of a recent meeting on the renewal of the United...
