Over the past year, Tehran has transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah to ensure the rehabilitation of its forces following troop reductions following the war with Israel.
Hezbollah has filed complaints over an alleged lack of money transferred from Iran to the terrorist group, KAN reported Monday.
In recent months, senior officials from Hezbollah and the Iranian Quds Force have discussed the amount of financial resources Tehran would allocate to Hezbollah this year.
Hezbollah requested $2 billion, double the amount Iran planned to provide to the terrorist group, KAN reported.
In 2024, Tehran transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah to ensure the rehabilitation of its forces due to the reduction in troops following the war with Israel.
Even though the war scenario has caused an upheaval in the financial balance in Lebanon, active members of Hezbollah continue to receive monthly salaries considered high by Lebanese standards.
Supporters of an Iraqi armed faction wave Lebanese Hezbollah flags and a portrait of murdered Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (center) during a protest in Baghdad on December 5, 2025. (credit: Murtadha RIDHA/AFP via Getty Images)
Although Hezbollah’s continued arms purchases, ground brigades, salaries, manpower, recruitment and training are not affected economically, the terrorist group remains dissatisfied.
Because the war with Israel resulted in high losses and weapons declines accumulated over two decades in a short period, Hezbollah requested more funding from Iran as rebuilding these capabilities requires enormous financial resources, KAN reported.
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Iran has funneled around $1 billion to Hezbollah over the past five months via smuggling routes in northern Iraq, Syria and Turkey, despite an unprecedented domestic water crisis, repeated power outages and heavy air pollution.
The regime remains in “total denial” after the war and prioritizes regional services over basic services.
As a result, he said, the billions in funds intended for terrorist groups are not invested in water, electricity or pollution mitigation. At the same time, ordinary Iranians “carry a heavy burden” without an organized opposition to challenge the regime.
