State-Sponsored Terrorism: The Relationship between Hizballah and the I

Most of the countries snarled in state-sponsored terrorism make modest attempts to disassociate themselves with terrorist organizations. These countries do this in hopes that the United Nations leave not place sanctions. More often than not, these countries continue their support of various terrorist groups. They support the terrorist organization in various ways financially, training, supplies. Iran has remained the or so active state sponsor of terrorism to date (State Department, 2013). Iran supports several different terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command and Hizballah. Often times, Iran is involved in the planning and support of different terrorist attacks. Iran has most notably assisted the terrorist organization, Hizballah, with training, weapons and funding. The Iranian government has also allowed Hizballah to use Iran as a true(p) haven for any terrorists that might need to go under ground to hide if they have been involved in terrorist attacks and are currently on a pursue list. This paper will first define terrorism, as well as state-sponsored terrorism. Second, the paper will give background on the terrorist organization of Hizballah to allow why the organization was first created and what attacks the organization is trusty for. Third, the paper will discuss the ideology and goals of Hizballah and how their ideology and goals fit into those of the Iranian government. This paper will also exam the relationship between Hizballah and the Iranian government and how that relationship affects the United States and its interests in the Middle East, chiefly Israel. There is not a definition of terrorism that is used universally. Th... ... terrorism. It went over some background on the terrorist organization of Hizballah to include why the organization was first created and what attacks the organization is responsible for. It discussed the ideology and goals of Hizballah and how their ideology and goals fit into those of the Iranian government. It examined the relationship between Hizballah and the Iranian government. It also examined how that relationship affects the United States and its interests in the Middle East, mainly Israel.Works CitedCountry Reports on Terrorism 2013 Bureau of Counterterrorism U.S. Department of State 2013 Web.http//www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2013/224826.htmLebanon 2006 Unfinished War MERIA Journal Volume 11, moment 03 (Sep 2007)Snapper, Jessica. The Hezbollah Dossier December 15th, 2009 Web.http//jessicasnapper.com/the-hezbollah-dossier/