 In an interview in 2007, Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Kassem told the Iranian Arabic-language TV station al-Qawthar that all terrorist attacks and suicide bombings in Lebanon must be approved by the ayatollahs in Tehran; in 2008 Iran issued a stamp commemorating a recently killed Hezbollah leader.As of 2018, annual Iranian monetary support for Hezbollah is estimated at 700 million dollars according to US estimates.Similar claims and denials regarding supply of weapons have been made with respect to Syria Many have accused Syria of funneling the weapons to Hezbollah from its border with Lebanon.