Sunday, February 12, 2012

Has Hezbollah Renounced It's Support Of Iran?

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks via a video link at a ceremony in Beirut, Lebanon, February 7, 2012

Hezbollah Renounces Its Support Of Iran -- Long War Journal

Iran is Hezbollah's principal supporter and financier in Lebanon. Israel is one of Hezbollah's main adversaries. So it should have come as no surprise when, in November 2011, the leader of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, announced that Hezbollah would support Iran if it were attacked by Israel , as reported by The Daily Star in Lebanon:

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah warned the United States and Israel Friday that any war on Iran or Syria will engulf the entire region, in a clear signal that his party will join the fight against the Jewish state by opening the south Lebanon front which has been dormant since the devastating 2006 conflict .

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My Comment: They may have some disagreements, but when the chips are down I doubt that Hezbollah would ignore Iran .... or vice versa. To put it bluntly, if Israel and Iran go to war, Hezbollah is not going to stay silent.

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