Hezbollah -- Its Strategic Goals And Objectives

Hezbollah activities in the al-Aqsa Intifada

Hezbollah Is Iran’s ‘Long-Arm’ To The West -- CNSNews

Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – Iran is using Hezbollah as its “long-arm” to establish bases for launching future terror attacks as well as to spread its Islamic revolution throughout the world, an Israeli counter-terrorism expert said.

Hezbollah has been building its forces in Africa and in Latin America, where Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has given the Iranian-backed group sanctuary, said retired Israeli army Lt.-Col. Jonathan Halevi, a counter-terrorism expert from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Chavez is allying himself with Iran but he doesn’t understand that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, considers him to be another infidel and is just using him, Halevi told CNSNews.com in a telephone interview.

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More News On Hezbollah

Iran will hit back if Israel attacks: Hezbollah -- Reuters
Report: Hezbollah's new missiles have range 'Israel can't fathom' -- Haaretz
Sources: Hezbollah has advanced missiles -- UPI
Report: Iran supplied Hizbullah with advanced missiles -- Ynet News
Hezbollah presence in Venezuela feared -- L.A. Times
The Dangers of Hezbollah in Latin America -- Counter Terrorism Blog
Venezuela feared as Hezbollah base -- UPI
The Islamic Terrorists Next Door -- Strategy Page
Hezbollah gunman shot Lebanon army aircraft -- Reuters
Media says Hezbollah hit helicopter by mistake -- International Herald Tribune
U.N. peacekeepers to remain in Lebanon -- USA Today
Hezbollah chief threatens to destroy Israel -- Yahoo News/AFP
Israel and Iran: the Armageddon scenario -- Ottawa Citizen
U.N. Report Criticizes Lebanon Border Security -- New York Sun

My Comment: Iran cannot "now" effectively use Hezbollah to promote their agenda internationally. Everyone knows that they are allied to Iran, and if any terror incidents occurs with a Hezbollah fingerprint it is Iran that is the country which is going to be blamed.

The goals for Hezbollah are simple. Support their financial patron (Iran), survive in Lebanon, and to position themselves to attack Israel and their allies. By pursuing this policy, they expect that they will be able to retain their power and influence in their part of Lebanon.