Hezbollah’s Destabilization Continues Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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(New York, N.Y.) – April 18 marked the 37th anniversary of Hezbollah’s bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. In 1983, a suicide truck loaded with approximately 2,000 pounds of explosives crashed into the American Embassy, killing 63 people. Evidence suggests Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) tasked Imad Mughniyeh, one of Hezbollah’s most fearsome senior commanders, with planning the attack, which included meetings with the Iranian ambassador to Damascus.

Today, Hezbollah continues to destabilize the Middle East, and attack U.S. interests and allies amid the coronavirus outbreak. Last month, the Israel Defense Forces intercepted a Hezbollah drone which entered Israeli airspace. In April, reports emerged of an Israeli strike on Hezbollah operatives in Syria who were thought to be transporting technology related to establishing a precision missile program in Lebanon. Conflicting reports have emerged as to the identities of the occupants of the vehicle who escaped, but Al-Arabiya reported one of them was Mustafa Mughniyeh, the younger son of Imad Mughniyeh, who masterminded the attack against the U.S. Embassy in Beirut three decades ago.

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)’s website, Eye on Hezbollah, explores this history, analyzes the evolution of U.S. policy on Hezbollah, outlines its governing structure, and includes a comprehensive timeline, documenting its growth. UANI also maintains profiles on key figures in Hezbollah’s hierarchy, including Mohammad Kawtharani, who has been playing a leading role in organizing Shiite militias on behalf of Iran in the aftermath of the death of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani.

To explore UANI’s website, Eye on Hezbollah, go to Hezbollah.org or click here.

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