The election of Gabon, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Lebanon to the U.N. Security Council will cause a stir because the countries are embroiled in internal crises. [more]
Iran is acting with a sense of urgency to get its militant proxies in position should its ongoing nuclear standoff with the West take a turn for the worse. (With STRATFOR map) [more]
A large munitions blast in southern Lebanon late Oct. 13 appears to have been the work of Israeli intelligence targeting Hezbollah. (With STRATFOR map) [more]
The decline of a major Hezbollah financier has shaken the group, but Iran's damage control efforts have kept the Shiite militant organization under tight control. [more]
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