"Days before the Israeli strike, Mr. Nasrallah issued some of his strongest statements
yet of support for Mr. Assad, edging closer to confirming what the
Obama administration has already reported: that Hezbollah is backing him
militarily..." There was absolutely nothing in the speech that indicated that. He only said that Iran has "hitherto" not intervened military on the side of the regime. I really believe that Barnard, who does not know Arabic, relies on her readings of Hizbullah on Hariri English-language websites.