More War

This is worrisome for a whole slew of reasons, especially when considered alongside the article linked just below:

Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 Iranian volunteers set off Wednesday to join what they called a holy war against Israeli forces in Lebanon.

…"We are just the first wave of Islamic warriors from Iran," said Amir Jalilinejad, chairman of the Student Justice Movement, a nongovernment group that helped recruit the fighters. "More will come from here and other Muslim nations around the world. Hezbollah needs our help."
The volunteers are setting out with no weapons, but it’s unlikely they’ll remain unarmed for long if they reach Lebanon. Iran has said it will not send any forces, but does not appear to be making moves to stop the volunteers.

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