How Iran's IRGC rebooted Hezbollah to be ready for war
Key Points:
- After suffering heavy losses in the 2024 conflict with Israel, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rebuilt and restructured Hezbollah's military command, deploying around 100 officers to retrain fighters and oversee rearmament.
- The IRGC replaced Hezbollah’s hierarchical command with a decentralized structure of small, semi-autonomous units to enhance operational secrecy and resilience, resembling the group's original 1980s organization.
- Iranian commanders helped plan coordinated missile attacks launched simultaneously from Iran and Lebanon, a tactic first executed on March 11 during the ongoing regional war involving Hezbollah and Israel.
- Despite Israeli efforts and Lebanese government attempts to disarm Hezbollah, the IRGC maintained significant influence over the group’s military wing, with some Iranian