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POLITICAL SUPPORT TO/FROM HEZBOLLAH SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1559 On September 2 , 2004 , the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1559 calling for the disbanding of all Lebanese militias, among other things, and an armed Hezbollah in South Lebanon is seen by many to be a contravention of the resolution, though the Lebanese government differs on its interpretation.1 href="#ref_2">2[http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8181.doc.htm 3 HEZBOLLAH Military aid from Iran Iran's help to Hezbollah in preparation for the war was invaluable. According to Israeli journalist Ze'ev Schiff , Iran supplied most of Hezbollah's arms, "including modern antitank weapons and its thousands of rockets." Iranian advisors spent years helping Hezbollah train and build fortified positions throughout southern Lebanon. "Israel's war With Iran" by Ze'ev Schiff, ''Foreign Affairs,'' November-December 2006, p.23 The US, British, and Israeli governments have said that Iran provides military aid to Hezbollah, specifically for this conflict. Some Iranian statements confirm this, others deny it and instead claim to supply only spiritual and diplomatic aid to them. |
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