Summary: Hezbollah's leadership remains intact despite Israeli strikes, but Iran faces a dilemma: Support its key proxy without escalating into direct conflict or risk losing influence in Lebanon, its most vital regional asset

Intensified Israel-Hezbollah fighting in Lebanon throws Iran into an agonizing strategic bind

Source: Zvi Bar'el - 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

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Hezbollah's leadership remains intact despite Israeli strikes, but Iran faces a dilemma: Support its key proxy without escalating into direct conflict or risk losing influence in Lebanon, its most vital regional asset

A photo of Dr. Zvi Bar'el.

A photo of Dr. Zvi Bar'el.

The massive blows that Hezbollah suffered this past week leave behind a strategically important question as to how they will affect its relationship with Iran and its status with other Iranian proxies.

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