More on the 'infiltration' of Hezbollah, Stratfor & al Arabiya...

Mideastwire flagged this from AlArabiya, ... one of many sources Stratfor must rely on to 'infiltrate' Hezbollah ... Or is it (who cares) the other way around? .Here 

"On November 17, the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya.net news website carried the following report by Sa’oud al-Zahed: “Iranian sources revealed that the strategic relations between the Lebanese Hezbollah and Tehran have been witnessing a noticeable coolness, due to some of the regional policies adopted by the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad and which caused embarrassment for Hezbollah in the Arab circles. However, an expert in Iranian affairs believed that the party pledged allegiance to Ayatollah Khamene'i, and that since the latter supported Ahmadinezhad, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah had to accept him too. 

“Local Iranian journalistic sources had quoted the recent statements of Hezbollah’s leaders, in which a tone of dissatisfaction toward certain Iranian positions was detected, while there is a prevailing belief that Hezbollah is completely loyal to the Iranian Islamic Republic and is always referred to as being the Iranian spearhead in the Middle East region. This was pointed out by Iranian political writer Hashem Tabtabaie on the Mardomak website which specializes in Iranian affairs, when he said that the Saudi-Iranian and Arab-Iranian relations were going through their toughest days due to the extremism which is casting its shadows over the Iranian foreign action. He added: “This is raising the concerns of the Lebanese Hezbollah commanders, which prompted Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to call on the leaders of the Iranian Islamic Republic to distance themselves from sectarian inclinations.” 

“The writer added that the relations between Iran and Hezbollah had been witnessing noticeable tensions reflected at times in the statements of the party’s leaders. He then referred to the speech of Hezbollah’s secretary general in which he called on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran alike, to distance themselves from sectarian instigation...  

“The writer continued: “All the developments are pointing to the fact that Iran’s current government is pushing toward some sort of sectarian confrontation, which is raising the concerns of Hezbollah which is unwilling to pay the price for the regional illusions of Ahmadinezhad’s government.” On the other hand, the director of the Arab-Iranian Studies Center, Dr. Ali Reza Nourizadeh, assured Al-Arabiya.net that the ties between Hezbollah and Tehran were stronger than ever, denying the existence of any tensions... He continued however: “Nasrallah has not called President Ahmadinezhad since his reelection. But the one drawing up the party’s policies is not Nasrallah, but rather Sheikh Na’im Qassem who is the representative of the Iranian Supreme Guide and the one enjoying all the prerogatives in the Lebanese Hezbollah.” 

“Regarding Hezbollah’s position toward Ahmadinezhad, he stated: “When the Supreme Guide supports Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad with all his weight, Hezbollah has no choice but to accept him whether it likes it or not.” The head of the Arab-Iranian Studies Center then added that after Muhammad Khatami’s withdrawal from the recent electoral competition, “Hassan Nasrallah went to Tehran and asked Ayatollah Khamene'i to urge Khatami to run in the presidential race in Iran based on his status in the world and within the Arab countries. However, the party must succumb to Khamene'i’s wishes because it pledged allegiance to him.” - Al-Arabiya.net, Middle East