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Hezbollah and Hamas

IntroductionRevolutionary Iran seeks regional primacy in the Near East.  Iran’s Shi’a government, frequently through Hezbollah, has systematically engaged the regions Sunni radicals to further its ascendancy. Tehran provided limited logistical, financial and training support to these Sunni militants insofar as Sunni radical operations corresponded to Iran’s national interests. The emergent relationship between Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas is especially noteworthy in its potential to turn Gaza into a genuine southern front against Israel. Tehran’s ambition would place Israel between the hammer of Hizballah and the anvil of Gaza’s Hamas.  Photo: 2012 Tehran, Iran. http://2012.iranopen.ir/Default.aspx?tabid=71&language=en-GBFor More on State Sponsored TerrorismHistorical ContextHizballah was born during Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon as a son of Khomeini’s Iran and shaped under the tutelage of the Sepahe al-Quds element of Iran’s Revolutionary…

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Carl Wege

Carl Wege

Carl Anthony Wege is a Professor of Political Science at the College of Coastal Georgia. He has been employed at the Library of Congress and teaches courses in American Government, Constitutional Law...