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A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its proxies has flourished in Iraq since Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al ...
The Iran-backed “axis of resistance” - a name Tehran and its proxies use for their concerted action against their enemies - all say their actions since Oct. 7 are in response to Israel’s ...
By subsidising proxy warfare in the region Iran achieves its objective of threatening Saudi Arabia at a relatively low cost and minimal risk, but at a great expense for the Saudi military. [8] Essentially, from that perspective, Iran is backing the Houthis to fight against a Saudi-led coalition of Gulf States whose aim is to maintain control of ...
The support that Iran gives these groups—typically weapons, and advice on how to use them—doesn’t translate into the kind of power and control sponsors typically have over their proxies ...
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 and 1 week) Location Worldwide Status ...
The Biden administration on Tuesday ramped up its sanctions on Iran, targeting 35 entities and vessels that it said transported illicit Iranian petroleum to foreign markets as part of what the U.S ...
Iran's border with the Soviet Union, and its position as the largest, most powerful country in the oil-rich Persian Gulf, made Iran a "pillar" of US foreign policy in the Middle East. [36] Prior to the Iranian Revolution of 1979, many Iranian citizens, especially students, resided in the United States and had a positive and welcoming attitude ...
This collapse leaves Iran with a fractured axis. Hezbollah, once the crown jewel of Iran’s regional proxies, is significantly weakened. The Houthis in Yemen, still capable of regional disruption ...