ANALYSIS: What Is Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah and What Is Its Role in Lebanon?

BEIRUT, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Following are facts about Hezbollah, the Lebanese group locked in a swiftly escalating conflict with Israel: WHAT ARE HEZBOLLAH’S ORIGINS? Iran‘s Revolutionary Guards founded Hezbollah in 1982 during Lebanon’s 1975-90 civil war, part of Tehran’s effort to export its 1979 Islamic Revolution and fight Israeli forces that had invaded Lebanon in 1982. The group … Continue reading ANALYSIS: What Is Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah and What Is Its Role in Lebanon?