Explainer 389: Hezbollah

Russia has become the first country to recognise the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government. Andrew Mueller explains why. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

As last year’s rapid descent of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad attests, when a dictator falls, they fall fast. But what are the conditions under which that fall occurs? And how can they be sparked?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Andrew Mueller explains the relocation ballot being offered to Tuvaluans by Australia and what’s in it for the host nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

As fighting intensifies between Israel and Gaza, Hezbollah’s the third player on the sidelines that could shift how things turn out for Israel. What happens if they get involved? What would the cost be for Israel if another front opens on its border with Lebanon? CNN’s Ben Wedema ... Show More

Sean covers the latest on the war between Israel and Hamas and details just how clear the response needs to be toward the perpetrators of this terrible tragedy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Continuing coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas. Today's show begins with CNN correspondent Nic Robertson's live report near the Israel-Gaza border. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN's podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://lin ... Show More

Rami Mortada, Lebanon's Ambassador to the UK, discusses the latest developments around the Israel-Hamas conflict and the role Lebanon plays in the war. Mortada spoke with Bloomberg's Stephen Carroll and Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg Radio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf ... Show More

The leader of Hezbollah, the Lebanese organisation proscribed in the US and UK as a terror group, delivers his first public comments on the war between Israel and Hamas, delivering threats both to Israel and America.Also on today's podcast the speedy conviction of the fallen so-c ... Show More

Jake Tapper goes one-on-one with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They discuss the surge of violence between Israelis and Palestinians and how the Israeli leader envisions any sort of peace deal, the backlash to his new right-wing coalition government, and whether Israe ... Show More

With Israel's military drawing up plans to to invade southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah is based, concerns are rising over the potential for such an invasion to trigger a serious response from Iran. Richard Spencer explains how the new front to the north of Israel might create a m ... Show More

An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed a senior commander in Hizbullah, an Iran-backed militant group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

In December 1983, six blasts shook Kuwait’s capital city. Two prominent Hezbollah operatives oversaw the attack. Soon, bombs were going off in Paris, Copenhagen, and Saudi Arabia, while other members of the group hijacked TWA Flight 847 and murdered U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem ... Show More