Hezbollah in control of Lebanon

The dust has settled following the collapse of Lebanon’s government, and Hezbollah is the clear winner. The New York Times reports,

A prime minister chosen by Hezbollah and its allies won enough support on Monday to form Lebanon’s government, unleashing angry protests, realigning politics and culminating the generation-long ascent of the Shiite Muslim movement from shadowy militant group to the country’s preeminent political and military force.

The article also explains the regional significance of Hezbollah’s victory:

Hezbollah’s success served as a stark measure of the shifting constellation of power in this part of the Middle East, where the influence of the United States and its Arab allies—Egypt and Saudi Arabia—is seen by politicians and diplomats as receding, while Iran and Syria have become more assertive.