Posts Tagged: Iran and Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Hezbollah Chief Gloats Over Trump’s ‘Humiliating Downfall’ in US Election
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group said on Wednesday he was pleased about "the humiliating downfall" of US President Donald Trump, but urged regional allies...
Netanyahu to Lebanese People: ‘Israel Means You No Harm, but Iran Does’
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Lebanon's Hezbollah of storing weapons next to a gas company in a residential neighborhood of Beirut, urging...
‘Technical Error’ Cited as Cause of Huge Blast at Hezbollah Arms Depot in South Lebanon
An arms depot of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah exploded in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, a security source said, injuring several people and sending...
Israel Strikes Hezbollah Posts in Lebanon in Response to Border Shooting
Israeli aircraft struck posts belonging to the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah early on Wednesday after shots were fired from Lebanon towards its troops, Israel's military said. No Israeli...
Was Beirut Explosion Intended for Israel?
JNS.org – Many of Israel’s modern military accomplishments have defied all odds and logic. Surprise victories in Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, Six-Day War...
IDF Foils Hezbollah Attack on Israel-Lebanon Border
Hezbollah carried out an operation against the Israeli military on Monday near the Israel-Lebanon border, days after a member of the Iran-backed Shi'ite group was killed...
Hezbollah Says All-Out War With Israel Unlikely in Coming Months
The deputy leader of Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement on Sunday dismissed the prospect of an escalation of violence between the Iran-backed movement and Israel despite increased tensions...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah Talks to Government About Iran Fuel Idea
The powerful Hezbollah group said on Tuesday it is in talks with the Lebanese government about the possibility of Iran supplying the country with refined oil products...
Israeli UN Envoy Urges Security Council to Extend Iran Arms Embargo
Israel’s UN envoy urged the Security Council on Sunday to extend it arms embargo on Iran Ambassador Danny Danon warned that Iranian weaponry, "freely transported throughout...
Tehran-Backed Hezbollah Steps in to Guide Iraqi Militias in Soleimani’s Wake
Shortly after Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, the Tehran-backed Lebanese organization Hezbollah urgently met with Iraqi militia...
Top US Jewish Group Praises German Parliament’s Call for Hezbollah Ban
A top US Jewish group welcomed the Bundestag’s approval on Thursday of a motion calling on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to prohibit all Hezbollah activities...
German Parliament Passes Motion Urging Total Ban on Hezbollah
The German parliament on Thursday approved a motion urging Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to ban all activities by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group on German soil,...
US, Gulf Countries Impose Joint Iran-Related Sanctions on 25 Targets
The United States and six Gulf countries agreed to jointly impose sanctions on 25 corporations, banks and individuals linked to Iran's support for militant networks including...
Unrest in Lebanon Is a Wrench in Hezbollah and Iran’s Plans — But It Won’t Stop Them
JNS.org - Saturday saw another day of mass protests in Lebanon. The government’s promises to implement economic reforms and rescind taxes, alongside threats by Hezbollah...
