Hanin Ghaddar is the Friedmann senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and author of its 2022 study titled “Hezbollahland: Mapping Dahiya and Lebanon’s Shia Community.”

Iran’s Shadow in Washington and New York

Since last week’s attack on Saudi oil facilities, it has become clear that President Trump is trying his best to avoid a war in the Middle East. It…

The Lebanese Shia Are not Ready for War

The possibility for a Hezbollah-Israel war has grown immensely after two Israeli drones exploded in Lebanon’s southern suburbs – Hezbollah’s…

Does Iran Want a Confrontation?

Iran has announced on Monday that it has surpassed the limit of low-enriched uranium it could stockpile under the 2015 nuclear agreement. Although it…

When Hezbollah Lost its Sacredness

For Hezbollah to establish itself as the strongest faction in Lebanon, and then transform into a regional arm for Iran, a strategy of…