According to Arab media reports, Iran has diminished the authority of Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah:
Reportedly, Nasrallah is no longer in control of the organization’s military wing, which is now headed by Nasrallah’s deputy Sheikh Na’im Kassem.
The Iranian official Asharq Alawsat cites as the one who demoted Nasrallah is none other than Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. . . .
Western intelligence sources cited by Asharq reported that Teheran was furious over Nasrallah’s conduct during the Second Lebanon War . . . .
Kassem is said to be Khamenei’s personal representative in Lebanon. How will the Lebanese street react to this? And what does this mean for Israeli-Iranian tensions?
UPDATE: Dec. 15: Of course, Hezbollah denies this.
