The move comes as Hezbollah attempts to further extend its political influence in Lebanon, and tries to refute accusations by Gulf states and the Lebanese public that it is an Iranian proxy.
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a screen during a religious ceremony marking Ashura(photo credit: AL-MANAR/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
