Iran applying Hezbollah model to other Arab countries: McMaster
The US National Security Adviser told an audience of senior security officials in Munich that the time had come to confront Tehran’s expanding influence The US National Security Adviser told an audience of senior security officials in Munich that the time had come to confront Tehran’s expanding influence Damien McElroy The National, February 17, 2018 - Iran is using a “Hezbollah model” of building and arming militias in neighboring Arab countries to create weak states that are effectively brought under Tehran’s control, the US National Security Adviser warned on Saturday. In a call to action, HR McMaster told an audience of senior security officials in Munich that the time had come to confront Iran’s expanding influence. He said Iran was replicating its strategy in Lebanon — where it fostered the birth of the powerful Shiite militant group Hezbollah — in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, setting up militias that answer directly to Tehran. “What’s particularly concern...