According to Lebanese political analysts, Hezbollah is actively undermining efforts to disarm all armed groups as a condition for receiving Western aid to rebuild Lebanon’s shattered economy and southern villages destroyed in the war with Israel.

Analysts claim that under direct orders from Iran, Hezbollah and its Shiite ally Amal are deliberately sabotaging the government’s plans, deceiving the public, and preventing the country's recovery.

A senior Lebanese analyst wrote: while Lebanon sinks deeper into crisis, the government moves at a snail's pace. Reforms are delayed, and no real progress is made toward state control over all weapons. Hezbollah continues its tactics of delay and deception, helped by Nabih Berri (the leader of Amal), as the country pays the price.