The war on Iran and mounting pressure inside Lebanon have turned confrontation with Israel into an existential calculation.

American University of Beirut, Distinguished Public Policy Fellow.

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The ongoing United States-Israel attack on Iran, triggered by the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader last Saturday, has rekindled military and political action between Lebanon and Israel, as Hezbollah again takes centre stage while facing the most existential crisis in its history. Every aspect of Hezbollah’s political position in Lebanon, its military capabilities, and its war plans against Israel is now under intense scrutiny from regional and domestic actors.