Who will become the new leader of Hezbollah after Hassan Nasrallah's death?
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00:00He is widely regarded as number two in the Hezbollah hierarchy.
00:04Hashem Safieddin, according to a source in the Iran-backed group, survived the Israeli
00:09attack that killed Hassan Nasrallah.
00:12If so, he is heir apparent.
00:14Speaking on the 18th of September, he vowed revenge for those killed in Pager explosions.
00:23This aggression inevitably has its own punishment.
00:28It has its own retribution.
00:31This punishment will come, God willing.
00:36Safieddin heads the group's executive council and oversees its political affairs.
00:41He is also a member of the Jihad Council, which directs its military operations, and
00:45is a cousin of Hassan Nasrallah.
00:48He wears a black turban that indicates he is a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed.
00:53Born in southern Lebanon in 1964, he completed his religious studies in Iran.
00:58He and members of his family have close ties with Tehran.
01:02The US State Department designated him a terrorist in 2017.
01:07Those familiar with Hezbollah say it's never been without a back-up leadership, and that
01:11Hashem Safieddin was prepared from 1994 to be Nasrallah's successor.