Friday, February 27, 2009

Iran Assuming Mughniyeh Role Inside Hezbollah

Photo: Hezbollah's assassinated terror operations head Imad Mughniyeh. Reuters

From Haaretz:

Iran has been increasing its involvement and control over Hezbollah's operations since terror operations head Imad Mughniyeh was killed a year ago.

Hezbollah has not yet found someone of similar stature to replace Mughniyeh. Therefore, the Iranians have taken some responsibility for Hezbollah operations, using a large number of Iranian Revolutionary Guard and intelligence officers in Lebanon.

This means operational cooperation between Iran, Syria and Hezbollah has increased regarding all potential actions against Israel. Iranian officers, most of whom prefer to be based in Syria, often visit Lebanon and tour the Israeli border.

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My Comment: For years Iran has used front men and organizations to do their bidding .... always hiding in the shadows so that they could deny involvement in a terrorist attack or action.

No more now .... it appears that they are no longer even hiding their presence.

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