Stopping Iran from Rearming Its Proxies

Yesterday, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman reported that Iran has been sending cash to Hizballah via commercial flights to Lebanon. This report makes three things clear: Iran’s usual overland roots through Syria have been at least partially cut off by the fall of the Assad regime; Iran is actively trying to rebuild Hizballah; and Israel must seek to prevent this from happening. Indeed, writes Yossi Mansharof, Iran may also be smuggling weapons by air, “necessitating Israeli countermeasures with American backing.”