The Demons Besieging Lebanon: Iran’s Tighter Grip
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Middle East Program
Hezbollah’s main strength in Lebanon is not its weaponry. Its real backbone is its popular support, which guarantees Hezbollah’s control over state institutions. Iran may be prepared to lose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but it is certainly not ready to lose Lebanon. Now that Hezbollah’s popular support in Lebanon is waning, Iran will do whatever it takes to overcome the results of Lebanon's parliamentary elections in 2013.
Author
Hanin Ghaddar
Public Policy Scholar;
Inaugural Friedmann Visiting Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Inaugural Friedmann Visiting Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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