Hassan Nasrallah

April 5, 2025 | David Daoud |

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s Quds Day speeches

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered two speeches to commemorate Quds Day last week. This annual event, begun by Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is held on...

April 1, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Pretending to Disarm Hezbollah Won’t Work

Lebanon is pretending to disarm Hezbollah and thinks that the world believes it. Then, when the world calls Beirut out, Lebanese officials engage in collective delusion and blame “Israeli aggression”...

March 31, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: March 24–March 31

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities and operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between March 24 and 30, 2025. On Friday, unknown actors again fired rockets at northern...

March 25, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Who Destroyed Lebanon: Hezbollah or the Banks?

A “bloc” of lawmakers, political parties, media outlets, and non-governmental organizations are peddling a platform that distracts attention from the paramount importance of disarming Hezbollah and...

March 23, 2025 | Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi  |

A deported Brown University professor’s Hezbollah ties

On March 13, Dr. Racha Alawieh, an assistant professor of medicine at Brown University, was denied entry into the United States and ordered deported back to her native Lebanon.

March 18, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Hezbollah Reneging on Surrendering Its Arms

Hezbollah and its allies – Speaker Nabih Berri, former Minister Najib Mikati, and Hezbollah ministers in the previous cabinet – all signed the ceasefire agreement with Israel that ended the war and...

March 7, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Targeting Iran’s agents of influence

The British government unveiled an important new measure to combat influence originating from Tehran. Now it has to get to work enforcing it.The British government unveiled an important new measure to combat influence originating from Tehran. Now it has to get to work enforcing it.

March 6, 2025 | |

‘Strategic Asset’: Israeli Natural Gas Exports to Arab Neighbors Jumped Over 13 Percent in 2024

Gas Exports Rise Despite War: Israel’s natural gas exports to Egypt and Jordan rose by 13.4 percent in 2024, according to March 5 statements from the country’s Energy Ministry....

March 5, 2025 | David Daoud |

Nasrallah’s funeral was Hezbollah’s desperately needed lifeline

Hezbollah is in a crisis. The group suffered an unprecedented drubbing by Israel, which decimated most of its arsenal, eliminated a substantial number of its fighters, and killed its iconic Secretary-General...

March 4, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon Must Relearn Democracy, Debate Peace with Israel

Druze lawmaker Wael Abou-Faour said that U.S. officials have broached the subject of peace between Lebanon and Israel with top Lebanese leaders, but argued that peace would spark clashes...

March 2, 2025 | David Daoud |

Lebanon seizes funds bound for Hezbollah at Beirut airport

On February 28, Reuters, quoting three anonymous and unidentified sources, reported that authorities at Lebanon’s Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport seized $2.5 million in cash destined for Hezbollah.

February 27, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon May Be Ready for Peace With Israel. Both Sides Need to Prepare

With Hezbollah sidelined, both Israelis and Lebanese must start thinking beyond security and cease-fire arrangements and start saying the word peace, louder and louder. The more the P word is uttered, the more normal it becomes

February 25, 2025 | David Daoud |

Hassan Nasrallah May Be Dead, but at His Funeral, Hezbollah Showed It’s Alive and Kicking

Israel tried, but only Lebanese actors can truly place Hezbollah in its grave. Here's why that's unlikely to happen

February 25, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Is Iran poising itself for escalation with Israel?

Tehran seized on the funeral of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah as a stage to reaffirm its steadfast commitment to revitalizing its Lebanese proxy and potentially escalating its attacks...

February 25, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Hezbollah is the Antithesis of Shia Islam

A video went viral of a Lebanese woman standing at the Beirut Airport and berating other passengers, shouting: “We sacrificed our blood, this is our country, and whoever does not like it should emigrate.”...

February 24, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: February 24, 2025

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February 23, 2025 | |

‘Death to Israel, Death to America’: Hezbollah Flexes at Massive Nasrallah Funeral Buzzed by Israeli Jets

IAF Warplanes Buzz Funeral, Strike Lebanese Targets: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on February 23  that the Israeli Air Force flew low passes in the skies over the...

February 23, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Pro-Iranian Iraqi militia leaders gather in Lebanon for Hezbollah leader’s funeral

Delegations and leaders of pro-Iranian Iraqi militias traveled to Lebanon for the funeral of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on February 23.

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.

February 14, 2025 | |

Hezbollah Supporters Block Beirut Roads After Iranian Plane Prohibited From Landing

Beirut Airport Entrances Blocked: Lebanese civilians blockaded roads surrounding Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on February 13 after Lebanese aviation authorities...