Iran has funneled about one billion dollars to Hezbollah over the past four months through smuggling routes in northern Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, despite an unprecedented domestic water crisis, rolling blackouts, and heavy air pollution, Beni Sabti said on Wednesday.
Sabti is a researcher on the Iran program at the Institute for National Security Studies, an affiliated institute of Tel Aviv University. He argued the regime remains in “complete denial” after the war and is prioritizing regional proxies over basic services. The Iranian leadership “did not get the message,” Sabeti said, adding that because the top echelon survived and stayed in power, officials tell themselves they were hit but “nothing happened” and that they can continue as before.
As a result, he said, billions flowing to terror groups are not invested in water, electricity, or pollution relief while ordinary Iranians “carry a heavy burden” without organized opposition leadership to challenge the regime. In the nuclear field, Sabti offered limited reassurance, saying severa l nuclear scientists directly involved in bomb work were killed during the war, creating a serious obstacle to reviving the weaponization track. Ed note: This article shows just how much the Ayatollah and his regime hate Israel.) (Read More)
