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The Hezbollah-Russia relationship is of several parameters including an economic partnership, weapon trades and military assistance. [1]Over the last few years, as part of their strategy to expand their influence in the Middle East, Russia has broadened its involvement in Lebanon, strengthening ties in cultural, economic and military subjects in Beirut.
The US has intelligence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to provide the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with a Russian-made missile defense system, according to two people ...
Hezbollah may adopt tactics Russia used in Ukraine, experts told The Wall Street Journal. The Kremlin has provided support to Hezbollah and other groups in the Middle East.
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Hezbollah holds 14 of the 128 seats in the Parliament of Lebanon and is a member of the Resistance and Development Bloc. According to Daniel L. Byman, it is "the most powerful single political movement in Lebanon". [175] Hezbollah, along with the Amal Movement, represents most of Lebanese Shi'a. Unlike Amal, Hezbollah has not disarmed.
The illusion of Assad’s grip on Syria shatters, as Russia, Iran and Hezbollah let their guard down. Analysis by Ben Wedeman, CNN. November 30, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Hezbollah has especially close relations with Iran, [5] with the Alawite leadership in Syria, specifically with President Hafez al-Assad (until his death in 2000) and his son and successor Bashar al-Assad, [6] and has sent fighters in support of Assad in the Syrian Civil War. Hezbollah declared its support for the now-concluded Al-Aqsa Intifada.
The Kremlin on Monday condemned the killing of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli air attack last week and said it assessed the risk of a major Middle East war as "extremely ...