Hezbollah has named its new chief less than a month after Hassan Nasrallah's death. Here's what we know about how the Lebanese armed group is now organised

Hezbollah has named its new chief less than a month after Hassan Nasrallah’s death. Here’s what we know about how the Lebanese armed group is now organised

Less than a month after Israel killed Hezbollah’s long-time leader Hassan Nasrallah, the Lebanese armed group has named Sheikh Naim Qassem as its new chief. The 71-year-old Shiite Muslim cleric, who has been a senior figure in the Iran-backed organisation for more than 30 years, fills what many observers have called a power vacuum. Since…

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Community Notes: Iran Supreme Leader Khameini's 'Hezbollah is the victor' gets brutally fact checked by Elon Musk's Community Notes |

Community Notes: Iran Supreme Leader Khameini’s ‘Hezbollah is the victor’ gets brutally fact checked by Elon Musk’s Community Notes |

The world has certainly become more straightforward since Community Notes gained popularity. A recent incident involving Iran‘s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, illustrates this point. He posted on X, formerly Twitter, stating, “Hezbollah is the victor.” This prompted several Community Notes contributors to challenge the claim, more so given Israel’s recent attacks against the terrorists organisation….

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