Peloni: The sentiments voiced by these brave activists in Lebanon are encouraging, but the simple reality is that Iran will fund and arm Hezbollah so long as the Iranian regime remains in power in Tehran, and so long as Hezbollah is funded and armed, the voices of Hezbollah allies such as the Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri, will dwarf the relevance of the Lebanese people who object to being a captured vassal to Iran. It will literally take a civil war to rid the Iranian control over Lebanon, and though the people may have a growing distaste for Iranian rule, the truth is that the Lebanese have thus far demonstrated a lack of interest in committing to doing the heavy lifting of freeing themselves from the tyranny which serves to disenfranchise their rights to sovereignty. If the Lebanese people want to be a free people, they will have to fight for this privilege, and if regime change in Iran is not pursued, it remains highly questionable if such a fight might be successful. When Washington’s policy of pursuing regime change in Iran was dropped, it left the people of Iran, the people of Lebanon, and the people of the region at large, in a position of capture by the menacing radical Shia ideology which has held an ever strengthening grip over the region since 1979. The Mullahs and the IRGC must fall, and until they do, talk about Lebanese freedom, even by the Lebanese themselves, will remain nothing more than talk.
Can tide turn enough despite terror groups’s influence in Lebanon?
| All Israel News | Published: July 3, 2026
Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif meeting with Lebanese speaker of the parliament Nabih Berri in his office in Tehran. Photo by Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia
Voices of opposition to and outright disdain for Hezbollah in Lebanon have been amplified more than ever, with many politicians and activists publicly supporting the agreement with Israel as a last-ditch effort to save the country.
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