The Islamic Republic of Iran created Hezbollah via decades of work and billions of dollars of funding. Hezbollah, which was founded by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 1982, continues to be the principal proxied organization of the dictatorship.
HEZBOLLAH LEADER HASSAN NASRALLAH KILLED IN BEIRUT STRIKE, SAYS ISRAELI MILITARY
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, and Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, had a bond that was virtually father and son-like. However, Khamenei was left to handle the aftermath after Nasrallah’s recent gaffes, which included intelligence lapses and the killings of senior commanders. That has now been made worse by his passing.
