Iran tries to find new ways to transfer funds to Hezbollah, report says
Iran has been trying in recent weeks to transfer funds to Hezbollah through Iraq and Syria, with some attempts failing and others succeeding, a media report said.
Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper said Friday that Syrian and Lebanese security authorities have recently detected increased Iranian attempts to pump aid to Hezbollah, adding that some aid has likely been successfully delivered to the group with the help of smuggling networks while other shipments were foiled.
A senior Iraqi official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, told the daily that he had been asked by Iran in late August to facilitate the transfer of funds to Syria through an official border crossing in western Iraq, and that he refused due to security and political complexities.
Senior Iraqi officials also told the daily that Iran has asked Iraqi faction leaders to find new ways to rebuild Hezbollah's capabilities in Lebanon, as it faces difficulties to support its proxies in Baghdad where restrictions on Iraqi factions are increasing.
The report said the U.S. is trying to track the channels through which funds were transferred to Hezbollah.
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