It looks as Hizbullah has emerged much strengthened from the fighting of the last couple of days in Beirut. The unrest started when the Lebanese government uncovered a secret communications system and a surveillance system belonging to Hizbullah and declared them illegal. Hizbullah's response was to take over most of Beirut, apparently without serious opposition from the Lebanese army or any of the other militias. See the MEMRI blog for details, using the link on the right-hand side of this page (I couldn't enter the link).
Iran wants two client states on Israel's borders: Hamas in Gaza and Hizbullah in Lebanon. It's gotten the first one and is well on the way to getting the second. Another Mideast war may not be far away.
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