Summary
The Gulf Cooperation Council declared Hezbollah a "terrorist organization" Wednesday in an unprecedented move signaling a further deterioration of Lebanon-Gulf ties.
The designation comes one day after Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah ripped into Saudi Arabia over its recent moves targeting Lebanon, and accused the oil-rich kingdom for the first time of direct responsibility over car bomb attacks in the country.
Hezbollah's rivals in Lebanon immediately blamed the group for the moves, citing its strong rhetoric against Gulf policies, particularly regarding the Saudi war in Yemen, support for Syrian rebel groups, and military intervention to put down Bahrain's 2011 uprising.
Hezbollah did not react to the GCC's move Wednesday to list it as a terrorist group, but has in the past brushed off similar actions or designations as attempts to tarnish the party's image.
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