Lebanon Wracked by Spillover from the Iran War

(The Soufan Center) Renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, a spillover of the Iran war, has undermined more than a year of fragile stability in Lebanon, and could continue well after the Iran conflict ends. The combat has undermined the government in Beirut, which, fearing inter-communal violence, has been unable to fulfill its promises to Washington to disarm Hezbollah. US and Israeli officials have rebuffed Beirut’s offer of direct talks with Israel to end the fighting, opting instead to allow Israel to try to defeat the group militarily. Despite setbacks from Israeli strikes and the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, Hezbollah still wields a formidable arsenal capable of causing destruction and displacement in Israel. – Lebanon Wracked by Spillover from the Iran War – The Soufan Center