Posted on 06/22/2025 4:23:55 AM PDT by daniel1212
...while Iran takes hit after hit, one major actor remains conspicuously silent: Hezbollah.
Is that surprising? Not entirely. But this silence, especially now, when Iran is under unprecedented pressure, points to something deeper: Hezbollah is trapped in a brutal strategic Catch-22 — perhaps the deadliest in its history.
If it joins the war — it risks total annihilation by Israel.If it abstains — it risks losing the Iranian patron that underwrites its very existence...
Hezbollah isn’t just an ally of Iran. It’s its creation. Since 1982, the IRGC has poured everything into the group: training, weapons, money, and ideology. Every rocket fired from southern Lebanon, every missile depot built in Dahiyeh — was made possible by Tehran.
Iran is more than a supplier. It’s Hezbollah’s identity, its ideological spine, its justification. Without Iran, Hezbollah becomes a heavily armed militia in a collapsed state. And if the Iranian regime falls — no longer an implausible scenario — Hezbollah faces strategic dehydration:..
Hezbollah entered the 2024 war with tens of thousands of rockets, a sophisticated military structure, and a dominant position in Lebanon. It emerged battered:
Over 4,000 fighters and civilians killed; The elite Radwan Force lost more than 70% of its personnel; Command posts in South Lebanon and Beirut struck successfully; Dozens of underground bunkers destroyed; Communications hubs wiped out;And most significantly - Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated by a precision Israeli operation involving a bomb planted in his communication device. ..
. For the first time, Israel has broad legitimacy - from Arab states (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan) to European governments - to act decisively. With Hamas crippled and the Houthis restrained, Hezbollah stands alone against one of the world’s most advanced military-intelligence machines....
Hezbollah is the parasite. Iran is the host.
Lebanon is the host. Iran is the muck the that spawned the parasite.
Hezbollah has no balls. Literally.
Iran murdered 241 of our Marines in 1983 and 600+ of our men and women in Iraq. Yesterday doesn’t even come close to break even.
Hard to be of much help when your hands and tallywhackers have recently been blown off.
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From Iran?
Or, looting the Lebanon Treasury?
What ever...
When the pay checks stop showing up, the Hezbollah foot soldiers will also stop showing up!
Hezbollah isn't just an ally of Iran. It’s its creation. Since 1982, the IRGC has poured everything into the group: training, weapons, money, and ideology. Every rocket fired from southern Lebanon, every missile depot built in Dahiyeh — was made possible by Tehran.
“Iran murdered 241 of our Marines in 1983 and 600+ of our men and women in Iraq. Yesterday doesn’t even come close to break even.”
Agreed.
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