Who Decides Hezbollah War

Estimates differ over who has the final say on Hezbollah’s decision to take part in a future war. Writer Qassem Qasir says the “Shura Council,” which includes the secretary-general and the party’s leaders and officials, makes a centralized decision that its various bodies are bound to follow. He adds that there are no assurances or definitive promises that Hezbollah will stay out of a war. Ali al-Amin, by contrast, argues that the military decision is tied to Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and that Hezbollah has no real scope to oppose it. Qasir says the party determines its position in light of developments on the ground, and that the likelihood of war has declined following the U.S. and Israeli elections—unless Israel launches a new attack on Lebanon.

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