Gulf States Led by Saudi Arabia Call Hezbollah a Terrorist Group
- Council accuses Hezbollah of trying to recruit Gulf nationals
- Saudi Arabia increasingly frustrated with Iran-backed group
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The Gulf Cooperation Council classified Lebanon’s Hezbollah a terrorist organization, a move that is likely to escalate tensions with the Shiite group’s backers in Iran.
The six-nation organization led by Saudi Arabia took the decision in response to efforts by Hezbollah to recruit Gulf nationals to carry out attacks in the region, the state-run Saudi Press Agency cited GCC Secretary-General Abdul Latif al-Zayani as saying on Wednesday. The GCC accused the group of smuggling weapons and explosives and inciting violence, the report said.