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In 1979, the first such list was published by the State Department, designating Iraq, Libya, South Yemen, and Syria as terrorist states. [3] As of 2025, the list consists of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria. [4] The countries that were once on the list but have since been removed are: Iraq, Libya, South Yemen (dissolved in 1990), and Sudan.
The United States and Iran have used proxy warfare throughout the Middle East and the Arab World since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The first instance of proxy warfare came during the Iran–Iraq War, when Iraq used American support to fight the war.
The Axis of Resistance [a] is an informal coalition of Iranian-supported militias and political organizations across the Middle East. [30] Formed by Iran, it unites actors committed to countering the influence of the United States and Israel in the region.
The US targeted a member of an Iranian proxy group with “US blood on his hands” in a strike in Iraq, a US official told CNN. The target was a member of Harakat al-Nujaba, the official said, an ...
Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been accused by several countries of training, financing, and providing weapons and safe havens for non-state militant actors, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and other Palestinian groups such as the Islamic Jihad (IJ) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Iran's policy of arming militias took root in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Proxy forces armed by Iran could take part in retaliation against Israel over Hamas leader's killing ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Iran–Israel proxy conflict Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict, the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, and the Iran–Turkey proxy conflict Israel (orange) and Iran (green) shown within the Middle East Date 16 February 1985 – ongoing (39 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day) Location Worldwide ...
The National Iranian American Council (NIAC; Persian: شورای ملی ایرانیان آمریکا) is a lobbying group widely viewed as the de facto "Iran Lobby" in Washington, D.C. due to its history of lobbying for stances on behalf of, and aligned with, the Islamic Republic of Iran.