<p>Two Hezbollah financiers based in Qatar secretly raised tens of millions of dollars for Hezbollah through banks and cash couriers. The operatives leveraged family connections and utilized a complex web of bank accounts and real estate projects across several Gulf countries to funnel large sums of money back to Lebanon. Hezbollah has a long history of carrying out attacks in the Gulf, but it also sees the region as a lucrative place for raising illicit funds to finance the group. Gulf states have taken notice, and more recently taken action targeting Hezbollah financing in the region.</p><br><p>Guests: </p><p><br></p><ul><li>Nathan Sales, former counterterrorism coordinator, U.S. State Department</li><li>Marshall Billingslea, former assistant secretary for terrorist financing, U.S. Treasury Department</li><li>Douglas London, former official, Clandestine Service, CIA. </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Breaking Hezbollah’s Golden Rule is hosted by Dr. Matthew Levitt from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.</p><p> </p><p>It is produced by Anouk Millet from Earshot Strategies, and written by Dr. Levitt, Lauren von Thaden, and Camille Jablonski, research assistants at The Washington Institute.</p><p> </p><p>Explore my map and timeline of <a href="https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/hezbollahinteractivemap/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hezbollah’s Worldwide activities</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For a full transcript of the episode, a list of sources, recommended reading, and information on our guests, visit our <a href="https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/podcast-breaking-hezbollahs-golden-rule-season-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
