June 11, 2018 | FDD's Foreign Podicy

Iraq, Lebanon, and Iran’s March Across the Middle East

Episode 14
Clifford D. May

Founder & President
Tony Badran

Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad

U.S. State Department's Special Adviser to Afghanistan

June 11, 2018 | FDD's Foreign Podicy

Iraq, Lebanon, and Iran’s March Across the Middle East

Episode 14

Clifford D. May

Founder & President
Tony Badran

Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad

U.S. State Department's Special Adviser to Afghanistan

About

Lebanon and Iraq both recently held elections, which is good news – or is it? Hezbollah, Iran’s terrorist foreign legion, is now more firmly in control of Lebanon than ever before. Meanwhile, Iraq still faces many perils, not least from the Islamic Republic of Iran as it pursues its imperialist ambitions in the region.

In episode 14 of Foreign Podicy, host Clifford D. May discusses these developments with Tony Badran, an FDD research fellow born and raised in Lebanon who focuses on the Levant, and Zalmay Khalilzad, born and raised in Afghanistan who served as U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the UN.

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Background resources

Lebanon’s New Army Chief has History of Coordination with Hezbollah  

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Read the FDD Policy Brief

Our Incoherent Lebanon Policy 

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Read in Tablet Magazine

Hezbollah and its Allies Win more than Half the Seats in Lebanon’s Parliament 

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Read the FDD Policy Brief

Where Iran’s terrorist representative is the big winner

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Read in The Washington Times

After an Iranian Missile Attack on the Golan Heights, Israel Strikes Syria 

forward military positions in the Golan Heights. According to the IDF, none of the rockets resulted in any casualties or damages. Four of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome system. The IDF unleashed a strong response lasting several hours, during which it struck multiple Iranian targets in Syria. These included Qods Force intelligence outposts, logistical headquarters, military compounds north and south of Damascus, arms depots inside the Damascus airport, as well as positions in the demilitarized zone. Moreover, the IDF spokesman added, Syrian regime air defenses fired at IAF warplanes, which responded by taking out several batteries.

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Issues:

Arab Politics Hezbollah Iran Lebanon