Hezbollah’s next leader appointed - reportedly flees to Iran

Hezbollah announced in an official announcement today (Tuesday) that Naim Qassem, Nasrallah's deputy in recent decades, has been appointed as the new secretary general of the terrorist organization, replacing the late Hassan Nasrallah.

Qassem reportedly fled to Iran after Nasrallah's assassination along with the IRGC's foreign minister, fearing an Israeli attack. The new head of the terrorist organization has apparently been in Iran since October 5.

A few weeks ago, Nasrallah's deputy expressed support for efforts to reach a ceasefire during a speech he gave after IDF forces entered southern Lebanon. "We rely on leader Nabih Berri, speaker of the Lebanese parliament and chairman of the Amal movement, on the political path he is leading in order to reach a ceasefire," he said.

Qassem was one of the founders of the terrorist organization in 1982 and is considered the organization's religious ruler due to his knowledge of Islam. In the past, the U.S. government declared him an international terrorist and prohibited U.S. citizens and businesses from having contact with him.