Hezbollah Finance in Lebanon
A Primary-Source Review
Al-Manar
U.S. kills Iran’s Qods Force commander and Iraq’s deputy PMF leader in strike in Baghdad
A U.S. drone strike near the Baghdad International Airport has reportedly killed Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, the...
Op-eds
Hezbollah Isn’t Broke. So Why Is Everyone Claiming Otherwise?
U.S. officials claiming that sanctions against Iran have put the Lebanese terrorist organization in dire financial straits are cherry-picking evidence to paint a misleading picture
Op-eds
German neo-Nazi politician meets Hezbollah, supports terror against Israel
"The Lebanese Army and Hezbollah must receive support."
Op-eds
Hezbollah Military Commander Killed in Syria
Mustafa Badreddine, Hezbollah’s military commander, was killed in Syria on Thursday night according to Lebanese television channels close to Hezbollah. Al-Mayadeen TV claimed Badreddine was...
Policy Briefs
Joining Hezbollah: An Insider’s Account
In late December 2015, Lebanese journalist Carol Malouf held an in-depth interview with two Hezbollah captives of Jabhat al-Nusra. The intervi...
Op-eds
Congress Moves to Target Hezbollah with New Sanctions
Congress took action this week to target Hezbollah and its global network of illicit finance. The Senate passed H.R. 2297, the “...
Policy Briefs
Major Beneficiaries of the Iran Deal: IRGC and Hezbollah
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Legislative Testimonies
Hezbollah commanders killed in suspected Israeli airstrike
Hezbollah announced the death of six of its commanders and fighters, including the son of its slain former military chief Imad Mughniyah, in what is believed to be an Israeli airstrike in souther...
Op-eds
Hezbollah, Iran, And The Assad Regime Are Trying To Cash In On The Paris Attacks
France’s pain is an opportunity for others to gain. Last Friday, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah attacked Sunni jihadists as the gravest threat to Islam and it...
Op-eds
FDD Welcomes Bipartisan Sanctions Bill Targeting Hezbollah’s International Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON – In a strong sign of bipartisan support for intensified pressure on Hezbollah’s international terrorist financing network,...
Press Releases
The Disinformation Age
Walter Cronkite, the great CBS anchorman from 1962 to 1981, was called “the most trusted man in America” — and polling supported that claim. He’d conclude his CBS Even...
Op-eds
Follow-Up Needed After the EU’s Hezbollah Ban
The European Union (EU) dealt a blow to the Lebanon-based terrorist organization Hezbollah earlier this week, blacklisting the organization’s military wing. The EU was wise to focus its att...
Policy Briefs
How Dangerous Is a Terrorist with a Twitter Handle?
Sensational reports in the Guardian and...
Op-eds
German Report: Berlin a Hub of Hezbollah Activity
Hezbollah has 950 members in Germany, including 250 in the capital, a reported released by Berlin’s domestic intelligence agency released last week showed. A Hezbollah-contro...
Op-eds
Israel Key to Berlin Hezbollah Terror Label
Israeli diplomats traveled recently to Berlin and presented court documents showing Hezbollah’s role in terrorism within the European Union. The meticulous documentation coll...
Op-eds
Israeli Air Force Intercepts Hezbollah Drone Off Coast of Israel
By David Barnett The Israeli Air Force (IAF) intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) this afternoon. The drone, which Israeli officials say belonged to Hezbollah and took o...
Op-eds
Bulgaria’s Problems with “Hamas” and “Hezbollah”
Google translation The arrival of three members of the radical Islamic terrorist organization "Hamas" in Sofia on Wednesday should alarm all Bulgarians fight neo-fascist and ant...
Op-eds
Bulgarian Government Denies Meetings with Hamas
The Bulgarian government flatly rejected on Thursday reports that meetings between official representatives of the government and Hamas officials took place. Vessela Tcherneva, the...
Op-eds
Europe’s Hezbollah Problem
In the wake of the Bulgarian bombing investigation, will the European Union finally designate Hezbollah a terrorist group?