Iran Consolidating Grip on Hezbollah

Iran dispatched intelligence officer, Mohammad Rida Zahidi to Lebanon to replace Imad Mughniyeh. Lebanon’s Daily Star, quoting Italian media elaborates on the job responsibilities:

. . . Zahidi, who is nicknamed “Hassan Mahdawy,” will coordinate between Hizbullah and the Syrian intelligence agencies, help build new locations in South Lebanon for military training and ensure the flow of weapons to Hizbullah.