Iran’s ‘Axis Of Resistance’: Different Groups, Same Goals – Analysis
By Kian Sharifi
(RFE/RL) -- Iran's so-called axis of resistance is a loose network of proxies, Tehran-backed militant groups, and an allied state actor.
The network is a key element of Tehran's strategy of deterrence against perceived threats from the United States, regional rivals, and primarily Israel.
Active in the Palestinian Occupied Territories, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, the axis gives Iran the ability to hit its enemies outside its own borders while... Читать дальше...