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Friday, March 25, 2022

Nasrallah's curtains don't cover windows

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is assumed to spend nearly all of his time during the past 15 years in an underground bunker out of fear of being targeted by an Israeli airstrike.

But he often hosts guests, usually Iranian dignitaries and fellow terrorists.

Their meetings almost invariably take place in front of....curtains.

This week he hosted Iran's foreign minister:


With Hamas leader Haniyeh:


With Iran's foreign minister Zarif:

And other meetings with Hamas, Lebanese and Iranian officials:






These curtains do not cover windows. There is not a hint of light coming from behind them, which one would see if the meeting is during the day even with blackout curtains. 

The only exception I could find was this photo from 2006, before Nasrallah's panicked descent into the bunker beneath Beirut, where you can see the flash of the camera reflect off the window behind a thin curtain:



His hideout is clearly very large, with multiple rooms. 

When you live your life like a rat underground, any bit of self-deception helps.








Read all about it here!