The upshot of this episode was that Israel went against the tunnels without US backing, while Washington forfeited lever against Iran and Hizballah Syria and Lebanon.. ... With Nasrallah in charge of Lebanon, Iran's influence Beirut is assured and provides Tehran with..…

Hezbollah is allied with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, where Israel says it has carried out hundreds of strikes on the militants and their Iran.. But Hezbollah is major political party within Lebanon, which has complex political system designed to ensure representation for all..…

But without support from Iran, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, and Russia, Assad would have very likely fallen. Iran quickly rallied to support Assad for sectarian and geopolitical reasons. ..…

EC Member: EU's INTEX Not to Influence Upcoming Decision by Iran's Expediency Council on Palermo  . . ... Minister: Lebanon Indebted to Iran’s Helps  . . Leader Warns of US New Plots against Iran in 2019  . . ..…

Rafsanjani had been a key player in the Iran-Contra scandal, in which Iran bought U.S. ... As an Iraqi politician said last year, “There really is an Iranian-American condominium ruling Iraq these days.”40 Moreover, the Israeli military’s failure to defeat Lebanon’s Hezbollah in..…