Author: Matthew Karnitschnig

It’s the Middle East’s quiet war. How can you cut Hezbollah off from its lifeblood — Iranian petrodollars? While the world’s attention has been focused on Gaza and the intensifying skirmishes farther north between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which diplomats fear could trigger a broader war, a battle over Iranian terror financing has been smoldering behind the scenes. The dispute — pitting several Arab countries against Europe and the U.S. — could have profound implications for the region’s security and is poised to come to a head in the coming weeks as global money laundering authorities decide whether to come…