Is Hezbollah moving closer to Saudi Arabia?Reports about a secret visit of Hezbollah’s head of Arab and international relations, Ammar Moussawi, to Riyadh sent shock waves through political circles.This new development could reflect a shift in regional relations and balances of power.Since the outbreak of the 2014 war in Yemen, with Hezbollah’s involvement alongside the Houthis’, Saudi Arabia has largely disengaged from Lebanon. Soon after that, Lebanon plunged into an unprecedented economic crisis.Since the Nov. 27, 2024, cease-fire agreement, Saudi Arabia has, according to Lebanese political sources, been insisting on Hezbollah’s disarmament, even conditioning the resumption of Saudi aid to Lebanon on this issue.How, then, could the Saudis host a senior Hezbollah official on their territory?Sources close to Hezbollah are categorical:...
Is Hezbollah moving closer to Saudi Arabia?Reports about a secret visit of Hezbollah’s head of Arab and international relations, Ammar Moussawi, to Riyadh sent shock waves through political circles.This new development could reflect a shift in regional relations and balances of power.Since the outbreak of the 2014 war in Yemen, with Hezbollah’s involvement alongside the Houthis’, Saudi Arabia has largely disengaged from Lebanon. Soon after that, Lebanon plunged into an unprecedented economic crisis.Since the Nov. 27, 2024, cease-fire agreement, Saudi Arabia has, according to Lebanese political sources, been insisting on Hezbollah’s disarmament, even conditioning the resumption of Saudi aid to Lebanon on this issue.How, then, could the Saudis host a senior Hezbollah official on their territory?Sources close to Hezbollah are...
