The Pivotal Moment: Gut Hezbollah's War Chest--Or Risk Reviving It

Lebanon is facing a once-in-a-generation opening to finally cripple Hezbollah’s financial machine. But that window is narrow — and closing fast.

In this Blood Money Media interview, former U.S. national security official and @ohmyworldshow host Hagar Chemali breaks down how Lebanon’s economic collapse has simultaneously weakened Hezbollah and created new opportunities for the group to entrench its power through the cash economy. She warns that the IMF’s approach could unintentionally sustain Hezbollah’s liquidity lifelines by keeping the cash-based system alive.

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Chemali details:
• How Hezbollah exploits currency collapse, dollar scarcity, and informal networks

• Why Lebanon’s cash economy now acts as an “off-the-books” financing engine

• What the U.S., IMF, and international donors must do now to avoid reinforcing the group’s grip

• Why the present moment offers a rare strategic advantage — and why delay would squander it

• How Hezbollah’s financial architecture compares to Iran’s other proxy networks

This conversation exposes the high-stakes policy choices that will determine whether Lebanon rebuilds a transparent, regulated financial system — or whether Hezbollah tightens its shadow-banking empire for another decade.

WATCH the full interview to understand the geopolitics, the economics, and the battlefield implications of Hezbollah’s war chest.