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Iranian officials have also reported explosions at military sites in Syria and Iraq. [253] Iran is the third-largest producer in oil cartel OPEC, so there was concern about rising oil prices. [254] It was reported in the end of April that Israel killed an IRGC operative in Tehran who was allegedly involved in targeting Jews in Germany. [255]
However the tides turned dramatically due to resurgent rebel offensives in 2024; with only limited Iranian proxies falling back to defend Damascus, the capital fell on 7 December 2024, culminating in the fall of the Assad regime a day later, and the loss of Syria as a key Iranian strategic ally. [266] [267] [268]
Iran did not respond to the attack, and tensions de-escalated back down to the proxy conflict. [35] Other actors participated in the conflict as well. The United States, United Kingdom, France, and Jordan intercepted Iranian drones to defend Israel. [29] Syria shot down some Israeli interceptors, and Iranian proxies in the region also attacked ...
The Iranian proxies. Mourners surround flag-draped coffins of Hezbollah fighters who were killed fighting Israel during a funeral procession in Lebanon in December.
SYRIA: Syria is a key transit route for Iranian proxies between Iraq and Lebanon. After the Syrian civil war began in 2011, Iran intervened to prop up President Bashar al-Assad, deploying Guards ...
Iran has relied on proxies as its first line of defense for decades. Israel's delivery of crippling blows to Hezbollah raises questions about Tehran’s ability to protect them.
Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the 2024 Syrian opposition offensive and the Eastern Syria insurgency in the Syrian Civil War: Top: The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike groups in November 2023 Bottom: Map of Iran-backed strikes (red) and American counterstrikes (blue) in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
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 ...