Hezbollah Is Weakened, But Still Dangerous

Even Iranian ballistic missile strikes targeting Israel cannot mask the fact that Hezbollah, the jewel in the crown of Tehran’s “Axis of Resistance,” no longer exists as we knew it. And since Hezbollah was the backbone of this network of militant proxies, Iran’s strategy of arming and deploying groups throughout the region is suddenly at risk. And yet, while its leadership has been decimated and its military capabilities severely degraded, Hezbollah still maintains an arsenal of rockets and a cadre of several thousand fighters. It will continue to pose potent military threats for Israel, Lebanon and the wider region. Hezbollah is surely eager to exact revenge upon Israel for the death of its leader of three decades, Hassan Nasrallah, but it is less capable of doing so militarily today. As a result, it may resort to plotting acts of international terrorism targeting Israeli interests or Jews abroad...

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