Hajj Hussein Halil, deputy director of Hizbullah's political affairs, also was killed in Tuesday night's car bombing that eliminated senior terrorist Imad Mughinyeh. There has been no confirmation of the Iranian report, and Hizbullah has not commented.
Syria and Iran have remained silent on the car bombing, which is consider a major blow to the Hizbullah terrorist organization, which is heavily funded and equipped by Syria and Iran. The bombing is likely to aggravate the political crisis in Lebanon, where anti-Syrian parties have rejected attempts by the Hizbullah party to increase its power in the Cabinet. The impasse has forced a delay in presidential elections by several months.