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.”

First Government of Iran in Lebanon 

Since May 6 - the recent parliamentary elections in Lebanon – PM designate Saad Hariri has been trying to form a government that is supposed to be…

How US Sanctions are Impacting Hezbollah

Sanctions that the United States re-imposed on Iran have been more effective than expected, according to top US administration officials. These…

Hezbollah Can Be Restrained

Throughout its thirty six years of existence as an organization, Hezbollah has undergone significant changes and formative experiences that have…

Hezbollah’s Achilles Heel

By Hanin Ghaddar * By definition, an Achilles heel is a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can actually or potentially lead to downfall…

When will Iran be Held Responsible?

By Hanin Ghaddar* In December 2011, a federal district court in Manhattan entered a historic ruling that reveals new facts about Iran's support of…

Hezbollah Draws Lebanon Closer to Assad

[caption id="attachment_55254331" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Supporters of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah watch a video screening of a…

Hezbollah Won; Hezbollah Lost

[caption id="attachment_55254409" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's militant Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah,…

Will Iran be challenged in 2018?

[caption id="attachment_55255080" align="aligncenter" width="6432"] Iran's President Hassan Rouhani ( Getty Images)[/caption] by:Hanin Ghaddar As…