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June 4, 2019

Sanctions on Iran Are Working, but Hizballah Is Nowhere Close to Bankruptcy

Its operations are still running strong.

In a March 8 speech, Hizballah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah called on his followers to give more generously to the organization, citing increasing U.S. economic pressure on Iran—Hizballah’s principal patron—as one reason it needs donor support more than ever. Many have taken this and similar statements as evidence that the terrorist group is in dire financial straits. But Tony Badran argues that such an interpretation takes Nasrallah’s words out of context and ignores the realities on the ground:

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