لبنان

For many Lebanese Shia, blindly accepting the group's narrative may be less emotionally wrenching than questioning whether a youth's death was worth the pain.

در تاریخ ۲ فوریه، حنین غدار و فیلیپ اسمیث در مجمع سیاستگذاری موسسه واشنگتن به سخنرانی پرداختند. غدار، پژوهشگر مهمان درموسسه واشنگتن، روزنامه نگار و محقق باسابقه لبنانی است. اسمیث عضو ارشد این انستیتو و محقق دانشگاه مریلند است. این نشست به مناسبت انتشار گزارش جدید این موسسه، «لژیون خارجی ایران: تاثیر شبه نظامیان شیعه بر سیاست خارجی آمریکا»، به قلم غدار، برگزار گردید. آنچه در پی می آید، خلاصه سخنرانی های شان است.

Through Moscow meetings and public statements, Israeli officials have made clear that Iranian weapons facilities in Lebanon are a game changer, so escalation is quite possible if Tehran ignores their warnings.

As British officials consider how to designate Hezbollah's supposed 'wings,' they should take the group's own words to heart.

Institute experts Patrick Clawson, Hanin Ghaddar, and Nader Uskowi discuss Iran's growing influence from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean and beyond.

The group's efforts to increase recruitment in certain areas of Lebanon have helped it continue the fight in Syria, but they could cause internal fissures down the road.

The group has used social solidarities to enhance unit cohesion, encourage tactical flexibility, and strengthen its fighters’ commitment to a culture of jihad, martyrdom, and resistance.

The prime minister's move was only a temporary setback for Tehran and its chief proxy, whose foothold in Lebanon and the wider Middle East is strong enough to withstand Saudi pressure for the foreseeable future.

In seeking to combat Iranian influence, Riyadh could undermine an already vulnerable Lebanese economy and threaten the country's tenuous calm.