Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said in a speech last month that the group would soon contribute to a project to house thousands of people displaced by the war, using “available resources and donations”.
Hezbollah has received about $200 million from Iran to provide financial assistance to Lebanese families displaced by the war with Israel. Because of the risks involved in dealing with Hezbollah, and the fee was four times the normal rate, the report said, the money was moved through intermediaries who charged a 20% fee. A Hezbollah official confirmed that an amount had been secured and said a plan for distributing it would be announced in the coming days.
This marks the first known Iranian funding specifically secured for such aid during the conflict, according to a report by news agency Reuters.
The US Treasury Department said Tehran transferred $1 billion to the group in the first 10 months of 2025. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said last month that rebuilding after the two wars since 2024 could cost more than $27 billion. Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed more than 4,300 people since March 2, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Reuters reported on May 4 that several thousand Hezbollah fighters had been killed in the war.
Iran’s foreign ministry, its permanent mission in Geneva, the US Treasury Department and the Lebanese government did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Iran has continued to support Hezbollah financially despite years of US sanctions. Iran has never acknowledged financing Hezbollah. The issue could be particularly sensitive inside Iran as the country faces worsening economic hardship. This time, however, there has been little sign of reconstruction. The ministry’s toll does not distinguish between combatants and civilians. Hezbollah has not disclosed the number of fighters killed.
Tehran’s policy of funding regional proxy groups has previously fuelled anger among domestic protesters.