Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon vote, underscoring Iran sway

By Tom Perry, Laila Bassam and Ellen FrancisBEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah and its political allies won just over half the seats in Lebanon's parliamentary election, unofficial results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran's growing regional clout.Branded a terrorist group by the United States, the heavily armed Shi'ite Hezbollah has grown in strength since joining the war in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad in 2012.The gains for