Hassan Nasrallah

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Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from London to Paris via Moscow.

Palestine-AlgeriaMaster spy Noureddine Mekri takes a stab at Palestinian reconciliation

United KingdomChristine Lee affair sparks Tom Tugendhat's push for draft bill on counter state threats

Russia'Compatriot' think-tank receives award

Syria
Pasdaran attacks US's Al-Tanf Syrian Garrison

Tehran's priority is to see US troops leave Syria and it has stepped up its deployment of armed drones, which were used to attack the Al-Tanf garrison in October.

Lebanon
France uneasy with Hezbollah's energy-fuelled ambitions

In the run-up to its operation to truck in Iranian fuel to help ease Lebanon's energy crisis, Hezbollah took stock of which organisations and businesses to supply. It even contacted entities that it does not control, some of which are close to French interests.

Lebanon
Russia's Stroytransgaz harries US energy rescue plan for Lebanon

In considering using Syria as a transit zone for gas headed to Lebanon, the US is exposing itself to a raft of troubles inherent to the country's political situation. And risks clashing with Russia's own energy goals.

Egypt, Lebanon
Egyptian intelligence approaches Hezbollah to protect Gaza ceasefire

Stability in the Palestinian territories is high on the Egyptian spy chief's agenda and his services have struck up secret talks with Hezbollah in the hope the Shia movement will call for calm among Gaza's embattled factions.

Iran, Lebanon
Pasdaran beef up Hezbollah's cyber capacity

The Quds Force, the military branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, or Pasdaran, is providing Hezbollah with a new cyber-intelligence unit, in keeping with Hassan Nasrallah's wishes. The unit will also enable Tehran to keep Hezbollah on a tighter rein.

Lebanon
Hezbollah marginalised by Washington in negotiations with Israel

Hezbollah wants to have a voice in the Lebanese-Israeli negotiations but it is being sidelined by strong American pressure and tensions with the Free Patriotic Movement.

Iran
New Quds Force chief has busy agenda in Middle East

Ismail Qaani, who succeeded Qassem Suleimani as head of the military branch of Iran's Pasdaran, has taken command at a difficult time in the region.

Yemen
Pro Houthi arc from Beirut to Tehran

Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah has always denied the Lebanese Shi'ite party's involvement in the conflict in Yemen but on [...]

Yemen
Washington and Cairo assist Riyadh with crucial offensive in Hodeidah

On the eve of the military offensive to take back the strategic port of Hodeidah in Yemen from the Houthi rebels, the US and Egyptian intelligence services are actively helping the Saudi-led Arab coalition.

Lebanon
Nasrallah may have to go to Tehran

The visit by Qassem Suleimani, the head of the military [...]