Hassan Nasrallah and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Credit: Iranian Supreme Leader's office)
Since the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Shiite public opinion has been highly critical of Iran, its backer. The Islamic Republic has been accused of “abandoning” Hezbollah in the face of Israel, and even plotting against it and its leader. The shockwave created by the killing of the man who was considered untouchable, and the discovery of the extent and precision of the information in Israel’s hands has only added to this theory. Sheikh Mohammad Ali Husseini, a former Hezbollah member, was one of the first who publicly circulated this conspiracy theory. Speaking to al-Arabiya two days before the huge strike on Beirut’s southern suburb, he addressed Nasrallah saying, “Those who bought you have sold you. If only you knew what Iran said about you and the extent of the information it provided (to the enemy,...
Since the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Shiite public opinion has been highly critical of Iran, its backer. The Islamic Republic has been accused of “abandoning” Hezbollah in the face of Israel, and even plotting against it and its leader. The shockwave created by the killing of the man who was considered untouchable, and the discovery of the extent and precision of the information in Israel’s hands has only added to this theory. Sheikh Mohammad Ali Husseini, a former Hezbollah member, was one of the first who publicly circulated this conspiracy theory. Speaking to al-Arabiya two days before the huge strike on Beirut’s southern suburb, he addressed Nasrallah saying, “Those who bought you have sold you. If only you knew what Iran said about you and the extent of the information it provided (to...
