The United States and Israel have had three main problems with the Islamic Republic of Iran: Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, its ballistic missile program, and its proxy networks around the region. There are four main Iranian proxies or proxy groups: Hezbollah and Amal in Lebanon; Hamas in the Gaza Strip and West Bank; the various Iranian-backed militias in Iraq like the Badr Corps, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, and Kataib Hezbollah; and their political supporters like former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and the Houthis in Yemen. The public press may not have picked up on Turkey’s efforts to keep Hezbolla
The United States and Israel have had three main problems with the Islamic Republic of Iran: Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, its ballistic missile program, and its proxy networks around the region. There are four main Iranian proxies or proxy groups: Hezbollah and Amal in Lebanon; Hamas in the Gaza Strip and West Bank; the various Iranian-backed militias in Iraq like the Badr Corps, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, and Kataib Hezbollah; and their political supporters like former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and the Houthis in Yemen. The public press may not have picked up on Turkey’s efforts to keep Hezbolla