Removing whatever doubt that may have remained that Iran controls Hezb'allah, Sheikah Naim Qassem, the chief deputy of Hezb' allah's leader Hassan Nasrallah, confirmedthat Hezbollah does not pursue its own policy but rather submits to the authority of the Iranian leadership, which instructs it even on such military-operative issues as the confrontation with Israel . Such instructions are based on the ideology of the Iranian Islamic regime, set forth by Ayatollah Khomeini, whose key principle is the rule of the jurisprudent ( wilayat al-faqih ). The title used by Sheikh Naim Qassem to describe Hezbollah's source of authority is "al-wali al-faqih" (the ruling jurisprudent), a title formerly used by Ayatollah Khomeini and presently used by his successor, leader 1Ali Khamenei.Further clarifying the ties between Hezb' allah and Iran, Qassem stateda. Hezbollah was founded and commenced activities in 1982, based on a religious ruling made by Imam Khomeini, who considered jihad...(Read Full Post)