Britain’s big strategic mistake: tolerating the Lebanese Hezbollah

By Tom Rogan

Published January 25, 2018 1:40am ET

Britain’s big strategic mistake: tolerating the Lebanese Hezbollah — In this photo from Monday, people listen to Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah as he speaks on a screen via a video link. On Thursday, the business committee of the British Parliament will debate whether to proscribe Hezbollah's political wing as a terrorist organization. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) | Bilal Hussein

Why does the United Kingdom refuse to label the Lebanese Hezbollah as a unitary terrorist group?

Put simply, because it fears that doing so would reduce the U.K.’s influence in the Middle East, antagonize Iran, and invite a possible terrorist attack.

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