A prominent figure in Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hashim Safidin, who has close ties to Iran, has become a potential successor to his cousin Hassan Nasrallah. The latter was killed in an Israeli air strike on southern Beirut on the 27th. Hezbollah's highest organ, the Politburo, will elect Nasrallah's successor. Hezbollah sources say Hashim Safidin is the “most likely candidate” to win the election. Currently, the pro-Iranian Hezbollah's No. 2 figure, Naim Qasim, will lead this armed group.

A prominent figure in Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hashim Safidin, who has close ties to Iran, has become a potential successor to his cousin Hassan Nasrallah. The latter was killed in an Israeli air strike on southern Beirut on the 27th. Hezbollah's highest organ, the Politburo, will elect Nasrallah's successor. Hezbollah sources say Hashim Safidin is the “most likely candidate” to win the election. Currently, the pro-Iranian Hezbollah's No. 2 figure, Naim Qasim, will lead this armed group.