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Al-Qaeda also opposed the United States initially because of the large U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia. It only later came to oppose Israel, sometimes claiming the issue was the "Palestinians", other times claiming opposition to any non-Muslim presence in the Mid East...</blockquote>

Al-Qaeda also opposed the United States initially because of the large U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia. It only later came to oppose Israel, sometimes claiming the issue was the "Palestinians", other times claiming opposition to any non-Muslim presence in the Mid East...</blockquote>

Iran, in its aim of globalizing the Islamic revolution, had founded Hezbollah in 1981. Before Israel responded to PLO attacks from there.

Iran, in its aim of globalizing the Islamic revolution, had founded Hezbollah in 1981 via its Ali Akhbar Mohtashami. Before Israel responded to PLO attacks from there.

 

 

<small>The decision to establish Hezbollah was made in Tehran three years before Israel invaded Lebanon. During the first months of Khomeini’s rule in Iran, his Council of the Islamic Revolution made the decision to export the revolution to the Arab world and found Islamic movements based on Iranian Islamic ideology. To implement the program he appointed Ayatollah Ali Akhbar Montazeri, whom at the time he regarded as his eventual successor. Montazeri established an extensive organizational network to construct and support “Islamic liberation movements” in the Arab world: Hezbollah Hijaz in Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah in Bahrain, Hezbollah in Kuwait and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

<small>The decision to establish Hezbollah was made in Tehran three years before Israel invaded Lebanon. During the first months of Khomeini’s rule in Iran, his Council of the Islamic Revolution made the decision to export the revolution to the Arab world and found Islamic movements based on Iranian Islamic ideology. To implement the program he appointed Ayatollah Ali Akhbar Montazeri, whom at the time he regarded as his eventual successor. Montazeri established an extensive organizational network to construct and support “Islamic liberation movements” in the Arab world: Hezbollah Hijaz in Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah in Bahrain, Hezbollah in Kuwait and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

In August 1981 Ali Akhbar Mohtashami, one of Khomeini’s close allies, was dispatched to Syria as the Iranian ambassador to Damascus. One of his missions was to found a new Shi’ite movement in Lebanon as an alternative to Amal.

In August 1981 Ali Akhbar Mohtashami, one of Khomeini’s close allies, was dispatched to Syria as the Iranian ambassador to Damascus. One of his missions was to found a new Shi’ite movement in Lebanon as an alternative to Amal.