The rise of Hezbollah began in the early 1980s. Following the success of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini sought to export the ideology of the revolution throughout the Arab region. During the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, he saw an opportunity to expel the Palestine Liberation Organization from its bastion in the country. He […]
The Rise and Fall of Hezbollah
The group falsely believed its domination of Lebanese politics was permanent.
