Abbas al-Musawi

April 1, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander, operative

On Tuesday at approximately 3:44 am, Israeli jets conducted airstrikes in the southern Dahiyeh suburbs of Beirut for the second time in as many weeks and since the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire on November...

February 20, 2025 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s “Martyr Leaders Day” speech

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered the secretary-general’s customary address on the group’s “Martyr Leaders Day” on February 16.

November 5, 2024 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem is finally the bride

Hezbollah has a new secretary-general, though far from the obvious choice. On October 29, the group announced that its demure and soft-spoken Naim Qassem, rumored to be hiding in Iran, had succeeded...

October 29, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Picks Longtime Nasrallah Deputy as Replacement for Dead Leader

Hezbollah announced on October 29 that it appointed Naim Qassem, the longtime deputy secretary-general of the Lebanon-based group, as its new secretary-general. In a social media...

October 1, 2024 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah c’est moi: The Party of God without Hassan Nasrallah

On September 27, the unimaginable happened. At approximately 5:22 p.m. local time, reports emerged of a massive Israeli strike on the predominantly Shia southern suburbs of Beirut, known colloquially as...

August 26, 2023 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

‘Ghosts of Beirut’ gets Hezbollah’s most wanted all wrong

Showtime miniseries is thrilling but its portrayal of Hezbollah’s American-killing Imad Mughniyeh is wide off the historical mark

May 20, 2016 | Tony Badran |

How Iran Shapes Hezbollah

Following the mysterious death of Hezbollah senior military commander Mustafa Badreddine in Syria last week, speculation continues to swirl over the identity of his possible successor. The prevai...

November 18, 2013 | Tony Badran |

The Secret History of Hezbollah

Thirty years ago last month, Hezbollah blew up the barracks of the U.S Marines and French paratroopers stationed at the Beirut airport, killing 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 Frenchmen. It wasn&rsquo...

May 28, 2013 | Jonathan Schanzer |

In Iran, Two Bombing Suspects Run for President

After disqualifying a number of presidential candidates from the June 14 elections, Iran's Guardian Council has pared the list down to eight. Remarkably, two of the remaining candidates --...

October 26, 2010 |

Che’s Daughter [Hearts] Hezbollah

"How could you possibly think Islamists and Leftists would work together?" As I think I mentioned to K-Lo when she interviewed me about...

December 26, 2009 | Tony Badran Interview with Manuela Paraipan, Middle East Political and Economic Institute |

Hezbollah’s “Lebanonization”

Manuela Paraipan: Why is the Lebanonization of Hezbollah a chimera?   Tony Badran: This is a rather timely question with the recent unveiling of Hezbollah'...