Hezbollah
The Lebanese Government Appears to Want to Commence a Negotiating Process with Hezbollah, Seeking to Convince It to Give up Its Arms Voluntarily
Its Remit Is the Preservation of the Regime and the Advancement of the Revolutionary Islamist Ideas Under Which It Seized Power
A Tour of Iraq and Lebanon by Iran’s National Security Chief Ended in Humiliation and Exposed the Regime’s Waning Influence
For Victory Against Iran and Hezbollah, the U.S., Moderate Arab Bloc, and Israel Must Support the Lebanese Government’s Disarmament Schedule
In Southwestern Baden-Württemberg, a Shi’ite Terrorism Problem Is Spiraling Out of Control and the Threat Is Real
The Flaw in Soleimani’s Plan Seems to Be That He Assumed That Religious and Ideological Loyalties Would Win Out over Local Self-Interest
Hezbollah Simply Does Not Have the Capability to Take on Israel in Another Full-Blown Confrontation
Notably Absent Is Any Ground Element to the War, Which Is Currently Being Fought Entirely Between Air and Missile Forces
After Israel Launched Its Attack Against the Mullahs, the ‘Resistance’ Remained Sidelined
Iran Has for at Least a Quarter Century Engaged in a Clandestine Program Intended to Bring It a Nuclear Weapons Capacity
With the Launch of Operation ‘Rising Lion’ Against Iranian Nuclear and Military Facilities, Israel Appears to Have Sought to Take Advantage of a Narrow Window of Opportunity
A Concerted Policy Is Needed in Order to Ensure That Hezbollah Doesn’t Rise from the Ashes
A New JCPOA-Style Agreement Would Not Stabilize the Middle East but Re-Empower Iran at the Precise Moment When Its Regional Project Is Weakening
Hamas Leader’s Call for Arms and Funds in Turkey Signals Deepening Ties with Erdogan’s Islamist Regime
MEF Identified Members of the Assad Family Involved in Drug Operations, Creating a Family Enterprise That Controlled All Aspects of the Trade
A Middle East Forum Report
Aoun Should Ensure Lebanon’s New Rep. to Washington Has Impeccable Ethics and a Track-Record of Opposing Hezbollah When It Isn’t Convenient to Do So
The Key to Aoun’s Success Will Be to Assemble His Team Quickly and Push Ahead Before Reactionary Forces Organize Their Resistance
Insider Testimony on Defections, Foreign Influence, the Fall of Aleppo, and the Regime’s Collapse