In politics and ideology, as in geology, earthquakes, storms and volcanoes have aftershocks, repercussions and surges that go beyond expectations.

There is no doubt that the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah caused an earthquake that is many times more powerful than the bombs that were dropped to hunt him down, and it will have repercussions in all places of his presence and influence, most notably his incubators and supply lines, and the balances and structures that will be formed willingly or unwillingly in response to the aftershocks that will roll in, which may equal or exceed the strength of the earthquake fault in its degrees and expected fragments.

The man gained his presence and popularity from the credibility of his narrative, and his skill in using his body language to deter his enemies and warn his opponents.

All of this was carried by a linguistic dress that linked words with actions, and a rhetorical tone that captivated his listeners, his opponents and enemies, before his lovers.

What happened to the party in the last ten days made it lose some of its prestige, and encouraged its enemies to attack it more, and its wisdom in keeping the exchange of blows within the rules of engagement, above zero under entanglement, did not help it from its lurking enemy inflicting more blows on all the leadership arms, until it reached the top of the pyramid.

What applies to the party applies to the state sponsoring it, which believes that the policy of distancing itself from the ally and leaving it alone in the event of exposure will spare it the postponed confrontation to settle the score with it, after it has lost its arms and its reactions have been tested, which seemed more tempting to pounce on it and abort its nuclear fetus before it is born.