Hezbollah’s internal decay, driven by growing corruption and bourgeois influence, ultimately enabled deep Israeli security penetration.
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Hezbollah - Iraq - Houthis - Iraqi asset freeze - Middle East geopoliticsIraq acts boldly before retreating
Iraq briefly listed Hezbollah and the Houthis as terrorist groups before correcting the error, highlighting the country’s delicate balancing act between US and Iranian interests and internal governance challenges.
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Hezbollah - smuggled iron - Sanctions - Amal movement - Financial crisis - Beirut Airport dollarsThe iron pipeline: Inside Hezbollah’s quiet funding stream
Hezbollah faces growing political, financial, and security pressures as reconstruction costs rise and funding decreases dramatically.
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Hezbollah - Palestinian armed presence - Foreign influence - Sovereignty - Lebanon independence1943 Independence between "official narrative" and facts
Lebanon’s independence is revealed as a fragile illusion repeatedly undermined by foreign influence, internal conflict, and armed intervention.
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Hezbollah - Anti-Money Laundering (AML) - Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) - Hezbollah operatives - , Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List - illicit finance - Tom BarrackLebanon and US combating illicit finance
The U.S. intensifies efforts to disrupt Hezbollah's finances, targeting key operatives and Iranian links.
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Hezbollah - Israel - Arab-Israeli conflict - Israel-Gaza war - Israel-Lebanon negotiations - Israel conflict - Israel-Hamas ceasefire - Lebanon - South Lebanon - Palestine - Hezbollah disarmamentIsrael sends Lebanon a fiery message to negotiate
Israel intensified its military pressure on southern Lebanon through airstrikes, evacuation orders, and alarming media rhetoric, aiming to coerce Lebanon into direct negotiations and disarm Hezbollah.
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Hezbollah - state collapse - foreign intervention - sectarian conflict - statehood - Lebanese politics - Lebanon sovereignty - Taif AgreementLebanon and its suspended sovereignty: Generations between power and paralysis
Lebanon’s sovereignty struggles, shaped by sectarian divides, foreign interventions, and internal conflicts, keep the state suspended.
By Omar Harkous