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12 Aug 2020, 2:03 pm by Tia Sewell
The White House is preparing sanctions against prominent Lebanese figures aligned with Hezbollah, writes the Wall Street Journal. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 12:28 pm by Tia Sewell
Arthur Traldi explained the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s long-awaited judgement against alleged Hezbollah members for the terror bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hairiri in 2005. [read post]
21 Nov 2018, 3:46 am
At the White House website.The country of Iran, as an example, is responsible for a bloody proxy war against Saudi Arabia in Yemen, trying to destabilize Iraq’s fragile attempt at democracy, supporting the terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon, propping up dictator Bashar Assad in Syria (who has killed millions of his own citizens), and much more. [read post]
11 Jan 2018, 9:48 am by Vanessa Sauter
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has established the “Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team” focused on investigating those who provide material support to the Islamic group in Lebanon, Reuters reports. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 1:58 pm by Matt Gluck
U.S. and Middle Eastern intelligence officials believe Hezbollah may be behind a recent spike in illegal drug shipments across the Middle East and Europe, writes the Washington Post. [read post]
10 Aug 2022, 2:03 pm by Daniel Byman
Iran’s capabilities, and that of its close ally the Lebanese Hezbollah, are far greater outside the United States, and Iran has a network in numerous countries that it could use to strike U.S. facilities and personnel. [read post]
24 May 2019, 5:29 am by Bruce Riedel
The Iranians and Hezbollah almost certainly provided critical technical and operational assistance, as the U.N. has said in the past. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 12:30 pm by Elliot Setzer
A Defense Department directive issued last week orders military commanders to plan for an escalation of American combat in Iraq in order to destroy Kata’ib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia group, reports the New York Times. [read post]
24 Jun 2021, 1:30 pm by Ajay Sarma, Christiana Wayne
Special Operations task force in Iraq was sentenced to 23 years in prison for divulging U.S. sources to Hezbollah, the Washington Post reports. [read post]
22 Mar 2018, 4:00 am by Shibley Telhami
Thus, Riyadh became far more interventionist in foreign policy, even before the rise of King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: from attempts to influence politics in Iraq to limit the rising influence of Iran, to heavily investing in Lebanon to counter Hezbollah’s influence, to working clandestinely and aggressively to organize and support opposition to the Bashar Assad regime in Syria. [read post]
21 Nov 2017, 9:10 am by Garrett Hinck
The U.S. has linked the IRGC to Houthi rebels in Yemen and Hezbollah terror attacks. [read post]
20 Oct 2021, 12:20 pm by Emily Dai
President Maduro called off the negotiations after Alex Saab, a close adviser, was extradited to the United States on Saturday on charges of money laundering and links to Hezbollah. [read post]
22 Feb 2021, 11:20 am by Tia Sewell
ICYMI: This Weekend on Lawfare Bilal Saab detailed the different relationships that Hezbollah has with various Lebanese constituencies and explained why some might face pressure in the months to come. [read post]
9 Jan 2018, 12:15 pm by Vanessa Sauter
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not confirm the attack on Tuesday, but he reiterated the Israeli policy of “prevent[ing] the transfer of game-changing weapons to Hezbollah from Syrian territory,” noting that Israel “back[s] it up as necessary with action. [read post]
22 May 2018, 6:21 am by Hayley Evans
Pompeo set out twelve demands for inclusion in a new nuclear treaty with Iran, including releasing all U.S. hostages, ending its proliferation of ballistic missiles, withdrawing all forces from Syria, ending its support for the Houthis in Yemen, ending its support for Middle East terrorist groups including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad, ending its support for terrorists in Afghanistan, and ending its “threatening behavior” in the region. [read post]
28 Jul 2020, 12:36 pm by Tia Sewell
Israeli Prime Minister said yesterday that the Israel Defense Forces opened fire on four Hezbollah militants who crossed the border into Golan Heights, writes BBC. [read post]
3 Jul 2019, 9:02 am by Vishnu Kannan
”   ICYMI: Yesterday on Lawfare Eric Halliday shared an update on transnational organized crime and national security, focused Hezbollah, hacking and corruption. [read post]
18 Dec 2017, 11:57 am by Alex Potcovaru
The Obama administration derailed a major U.S. law enforcement operation called Project Cassandra that targeted the billion-dollar drug operation run by  the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, according to a Politico investigation. [read post]
22 Oct 2016, 7:04 am by Zachary Burdette
Dan Byman asked whether Hezbollah has become less dangerous to the United States. [read post]