Hezbollah (pronounced / ˌ h ɛ zb ə ˈ l ɑː /; Arabic : Hezbollah Ḥizbu 'llāh, literally "God 's party" or "God's party") - also known as Hezbollah , a Lebanese Shiite militant group led by Hassan Nasrallah. It receives financial and political support from Iran and Syria , and its military is seen as a resistance movement throughout much of the Arab and Muslim world. To different countries , Hezbollah is a terrorist organization in whole or in part.