Hezbollah - a pawn in Iran's aim to obliterate Israel - opinion

Initiated by Hezbollah at the behest of its paymaster, Iran, the true function of the cross-border skirmishes is to fulfill Iran’s desire to cause as much trouble in the Middle East as possible.

A CROWD in Tehran watches an address, on the screen by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in November. Hezbollah is virtually a state within a state, sucking the lifeblood out of Lebanon at the instigation of Iran, says the writer.

(photo credit: WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY/REUTERS)

ByNEVILLE TELLER

JANUARY 16, 2024 02:14

Updated: JANUARY 16, 2024 03:29

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