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Posted on 03/13/2026 10:59:56 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan
Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri receives more than $500,000 per month from the Islamic Republic in order to support Tehran's interests and those of its allied group Hezbollah in Lebanon, informed sources told Iran International.
Officials in Tehran say the sums are important to “buy” unity among Lebanon's Shiite leadership to ensure that they “act in compliance with Iran's interests, not Lebanon's interests.”
Nabih Berri did not respond to Iran International's request for comment. One of his advisers said that Berri would not comment on the matter at this time.
Berri has not publicly opposed Hezbollah attacks on Israel in support of Iran, the sources said, because he does not want to risk his financial resources.
The 88-year-old political heads Lebanon's Amal Movement and holding significant role in Lebanon's domestic and foreign policy.
This Shiite organization, formed in the 1970s, remains one of the country's main political actors, [with] close political ties.
On March 1, Hezbollah targeted Israel in support of Tehran in a new military operation.
The sources said Berri has been unwilling to support efforts by the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah because, in exchange for receiving large amounts from Tehran, he must “advance measures in the Lebanese parliament that align with Tehran interests.”
In recent months, Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have gone to pressure Hezbollah to disarm in order to reduce tensions with Israel and the international community.
Army forces have confiscated Hezbollah weapons in parts of southern Lebanon, but senior Lebanese officials have said that fully implementing the plan could trigger internal tensions, as Hezbollah has refused to hand over its entire arsenal.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem and officials of the Islamic Republic have replicated [calls for] disarming the group.
Follow Hezbollah attack on Israel, the Lebanese government announced that the group would be [restricted in its] military activities.
On March 6, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned the Lebanese government that if it remains impossible to fulfill its obligations to regulate Hezbollah's disarmament, Lebanon will “pay a very heavy price.”
Tehran considers Hezbollah one of the main pillars of the so-called Axis of Resistance—a term used by Iranian officials to refer to allied armed groups such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, and the Houthis in Yemen.
The Wall Street Journal reported in November 2025 that Tehran transferred hundreds of millions of dollars in oil revenue to Hezbollah in the preceding year through exchange offices, private companies and a financing network in Dubai.
Israel's Kan network reported in December 2025 that Tehran had agreed to pay $1 billion to Hezbollah.
The office of the Speaker of Lebanon's Parliament, in a statement issued after the article was published, called the claim "false and baseless."
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Nabih Berri saved some ? LOL
The IDF can save Iran money and make him a grease spit too.
$6 mil/year doesn’t stretch as far as it used to.
That is the Iran-Leb connection.
We have known for decades that Leb was the weapons delivery engine to Gaza but didn’t know why.
I bet we see the same thing with key members of congress and mayors in the USA.
Sounds like he needs a Blow-Me-Up Bouquet from Israel!
I am barely getting by on $6 million.
Wonder how many of our D@mocrat Congress critters are on the ayatollah’s payroll - might explain some of the “sudden wealth” a few of them have reportedly experienced...
And that’s probably money Obola and Biteme sent to Iran - our taxpayer monies.
Well now we know what some of Barky’s pallets-o’-cash were for. And here I thought they all went towards weapons. Silly me.
Undoubtedly true.
A lot of inexplicable behavior will be explained by those disclosures. A lot of past and present US politicians and government officials a re not sleeping well these days
China is almost certainly a source, as well.
Mainly they buy things for inflated values.
“...from the Islamic Republic in order to support Tehran’s interests...”
Is Iran saying they are not Iranian but are just islamists? That places them in the same status as Gaza who are gazans but they are governed by homas.
wy69
“Is Iran saying they are not Iranian but are just islamists? “
I don’t think so. Iran refers to itself as the “Islamic Republic.”
Also, lots of Muslim countries call themselves the “Islamic Republic”. It’s not terribly specific.
And, please, keep in mind this article was translated from Persian by AI. It’s clarity leaves a lot to be desired. Don’t read too much into any phrase.
BETCHA THE NEXT CHECK WILL BOUNCE????
Well, it worked with hunter bidet for less.
Please see post #21.
wy69
Please see post #21
wy69
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