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Hezbollah is broke thanks to US sanctions, says White House official
Jewish Journal
May 26, 2016
Non-nuclear U.S. sanctions against Iran and its allies have led to Hezbollah being in “its worst financial shape in decades,” the top sanctions enforcement official told Congress.
Iran says blacklisting Hezbollah may jeopardize Lebanon’s stability
Jewish Journal
March 3, 2016
Iran accused Gulf Arab neighbors on Thursday of jeopardizing Lebanon\’s stability by blacklisting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group, state television said, a move likely to stoke tensions in the regional power rivalry between Tehran and Riyadh.
Israel says Arrow 3 missile shield aces test, hitting target in space
Jewish Journal
December 10, 2015
Israel\’s upgraded Arrow ballistic missile shield passed a full interception test on Thursday, hitting a target in space meant to simulate the trajectory of the long-range weapons held by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, the Defense Ministry said.
Israel says 90 pct of Syria’s ballistic missiles used up on rebels
Jewish Journal
November 18, 2015
Syria has used up more than 90 percent of its ballistic missiles against rebels during a more than four-year-old civil war but a few were transferred to Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon, a senior Israeli military officer said on Wednesday.
Obama in landmark interview: Hezbollah will be a focus of post-Iran deal
Jewish Journal
August 31, 2015
A focus of security enhancement once the Iran nuclear deal goes through will be neutralizing Hezbollah’s threat to Israel, President Barack Obama said in a landmark interview with The Forward.
After Israel talks, Pentagon chief says: ‘Friends can disagree’
Jewish Journal
July 21, 2015
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter never expected to win over Israel\’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the merits of the nuclear agreement with Iran but tried to put a brave face on their sometimes blunt, closed-door exchange on Tuesday.
Middle East prepares for Iran nuclear deal
Jewish Journal
April 7, 2015
The signing of the framework agreement to end Iran’s nuclear program is having repercussions throughout the Middle East.
Hezbollah says Iran nuclear agreement ‘rules out specter of regional war’
Jewish Journal
April 6, 2015
The leader of Lebanon\’s Hezbollah said on Monday that a framework nuclear agreement that Iran reached with world powers last week rules out the specter of regional war.
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