In 1984 al-Tufayli was replaced by Abbas al-Musawi as head of Hezbollah . Hezbollah 's hostage-taking campaign had wound down since the " Kuwait 17 " bombers of the 1983 Kuwait bombings who were linked to leading Hezbollah members were now free , and the Taif Agreement had essentially ended the Civil War in Lebanon . Some say , al-Tufayli also opposed Hezbollah 's participation in Lebanese national elections and its " moderation " toward the Lebanese state . Al-Tufayli himself however stated that the internal split in Hezbollah was caused by Iran 's take over of Hezbollah from the original Lebanese leadership , and Iran 's opposition to tactics under his leadership of violence against Israel and a demand to the end of the state of Israel ; al Tufayli stated explicitly that Iran wanted to use Hezbollah as a " border guard " for Israel
1983 Kuwait bombings
1983 Kuwait bombings
Subhi al-Tufayli