Category Archives: Hizbullah

Did Washington use a false pretext for its recent escalation in Iraq?

Helena · 9:56 am · 02/07/2020 · Hizbullah, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, U.S. policy

In a key piece of actual extensive, on-the-ground reporting, the New York Times’s Alissa Rubin has raised serious questions about the official US account of who it was that attacked the K-1 base near Kirkuk, in eastern Iraq, on December 27. The United States almost immediately accused the Iran-backed Ketaib Hizbullah (KH) militia of responsibility. … Continue reading Did Washington use a false pretext for its recent escalation in Iraq? →

Barometer: US-Iran war prospects

Helena · 3:39 pm · 01/23/2020 · China, Gulf balance, Hizbullah, Russia, U.S. military

Three weeks after the United States’ January 3 assassination of Gen. Qasem Soleimani, how likely is the eruption of a US-Iran shooting war, what paths might lead to it, and what factors might brake or reverse the trend towards war? Two weeks ago, I wrote about how, despite the extremely sharp escalation in tensions that … Continue reading Barometer: US-Iran war prospects →

Hizbullah Reminds Israel of Its Power

Helena · 2:27 pm · 09/05/2019 · Hizbullah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon

On September 1, Hizbullah fighters on Lebanon’s border with Israel fired two precision-guided missiles over the border, apparently hitting an Israeli “Wolf” armored personnel carrier (APC) and inflicting casualties of unknown severity on its occupants (see above). The strike came a day after Hizbullah head Hassan Nasrallah warned that the organization would retaliate for Israel’s … Continue reading Hizbullah Reminds Israel of Its Power →