Hezballah accused of mishandling ammonium nitrate leading to Lebanon blast

Legal Insurrection:

Iran Money-Trail Links Hezbollah to Beirut Blast, German Newspaper Die Welt Reports


Huge Hezbollah-bound shipments of ammonium nitrate handled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Al Quds Forces, Western intelligence agencies say.
Hezballah has been one of Iran's original proxy forces and this blast will certainly damage their brand.  Whether it is enough to remove Hezballah from power is undetermined at this time.
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Quoting Western intelligence reports, the German daily revealed that the Hezbollah received substantial quantities of ammonium nitrate explosives from Iran. The Iranian deliveries match the timeline of the stockpile stored near the Beirut port which exploded on August 4, leaving behind a trails of death and destruction in the Lebanese capital. Die Welt did not reveal the names of the intelligence agencies, a standard practice for the leading German newspaper which regularly publishes exclusive reports based on Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and other services.

Die Welt on Wednesday exposed the money trail and shipping details implicating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), regime’s military wing and an internationally designated terrorist group. The shipments of explosives in question were handled by the IRGC’s foreign terrorist arm, Al Quds Forces.
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There is more.

Lebanon has a weak government and Hezballah is a part of it.  While there is great anger about the blast there is no assurance that Iran's proxy will be brought to account.

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