The leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, meeting with a Hezbollah delegation at his party’s headquarters in Sin al-Fil, on Aug. 5, 2025. Photo taken from the FPM X account.
This is likely the first time Hezbollah finds itself in such a critical position. As pressure mounts on the party to dismantle its arsenal — by the end of the year, as the Cabinet decided on Tuesday — Hezbollah finds itself abandoned by its traditional allies, amid an unfavorable regional climate.These allies were quick to shift their stance to adapt to the new regional landscape, as well as to the new domestic landscape embodied by the current ruling power, by calling for the state to hold the exclusive right to bear arms. To break out of its political isolation, Hezbollah has initiated contacts on all fronts, hoping to rebuild its network of alliances less than a year ahead of parliamentary elections. Need the context? Monopoly on weapons: Government moves forward despite Shiite ministers’ withdrawal Hezbollah began its tour in...
This is likely the first time Hezbollah finds itself in such a critical position. As pressure mounts on the party to dismantle its arsenal — by the end of the year, as the Cabinet decided on Tuesday — Hezbollah finds itself abandoned by its traditional allies, amid an unfavorable regional climate.These allies were quick to shift their stance to adapt to the new regional landscape, as well as to the new domestic landscape embodied by the current ruling power, by calling for the state to hold the exclusive right to bear arms. To break out of its political isolation, Hezbollah has initiated contacts on all fronts, hoping to rebuild its network of alliances less than a year ahead of parliamentary elections. Need the context? Monopoly on weapons: Government moves forward despite Shiite ministers’ withdrawal Hezbollah began its...
