Hezbollah has been stockpiling chemical weapons in southern Lebanon, according to Kutawaiti newspaper al-Seyassah.

The report, published Thursday, cites European intelligence sources working with unifil (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) claiming that Iran flew chemical and biological warfare equipment to Lebanon via Syria.

German defense sources reported that Hezbollah has received equipment designed to protect against chemical and biological weapons, indicating that they have started developing these weapons.

The al-Seyassah report claimed that the ammunition dump that exploded near Hirbat Salim in Lebanon on July 14 contained chemical weapons. Hezbollah refused to allow the Lebanese Army or unifil near the site for 24 hours while they covered their tracks. The report also said that investigators still found traces of chemical weapons in the area.

This does not mean that all of Hezbollah’s chemical weapons have been destroyed though. Al-Seyassah wrote that since December, Hezbollah has built several warehouses containing chemical weapons. These warehouses are spread out around southern Lebanon, with caches on both sides of Litani River, meaning that some of the warehouses are outside the jurisdiction of unifil.

Hezbollah is a proxy of Iran. Iran’s stated aim is to wipe Israel off the map. If this report is true, then a new and deadlier type of terrorism could be coming to Israel.

But Hezbollah does not just operate in the Middle East. It also has close links with Latin American drug cartels. It is possible that Hezbollah could smuggle chemical weapons across the Mexican border and use them against the United States.

Iran is the one controlling Hezbollah’s terrorist operations, both in the Middle East and overseas. For more on Iran’s role in the future, read our booklet The King of the South.