Funding of Hezbollah an Iranian newspaper that Iran transferred the missiles to the Shi'ite militia, adding that Hezbollah has his country's blessing to use the weapons in defense of Lebanon". The Israel Defense Forces regard Hezbollah as virtually an arm of the Iranian armed forces; a senior Israeli defence official told "Jane's Defence Weekly" that "we should consider that what we are facing in Lebanon is not a militia but rather a special forces brigade of the Iranian Army." In an interview in 2007, Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Kassem told the Iranian Arabic-language TV station al-Qawthar that all terrorist attacks and suicide bombings
Hezbollah The United States and France listed the entire group as a terrorist organization although the United Kingdom listed Hezbollah's military wing as well. Russia has considered Hezbollah a legitimate sociopolitical organization, and the People's Republic of China remains neutral, and maintains contacts with Hezbollah. In May 2013, France and Germany released statements that they will join other European countries in calling for a EU-blacklisting of Hezbollah as a terror group. The following entities have listed Hezbollah as a terror group: The following countries that do not consider Hezbollah a terror organization: The United States Department of State has designated Hezbollah