Axis Of Resistance

Iran Will Feel Israel’s Wrath Like Never Before

After Iran’s second direct missile attack on Israel in less than six months, all eyes are on Israel’s next move. Reports suggest that Jerusalem plans a massive revenge that might...

Can Iran be Coerced?

Israel, unlike the United States, has demonstrated its resolve to respond with force to each and every attack against it by Iran or its proxies. However, it is not just...

The Middle East’s Perfect Storm

As Israel launches its offensive on Rafah at the peril of the hostages and its international standing, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again demonstrated that his primary objective is...

Hezbollah’s Shifting Narrative

After eight months of war in Gaza, and amid the continuing escalatory clashes between Israel and Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border, Hezbollah is presenting its own assessment of the course...

Iranian Proxies Wreak Havoc Beyond the Middle East

Three months after exchanging tit-for-tat airstrikes, Iran and Pakistan are patching diplomatic wounds. Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi embarked on a three-day trip to Pakistan on April 22, where he and...

Hezbollah and its “Unity of Fronts” Strategy

Together with Iran-backed regional militias, including Hamas in the Palestinian territories, the Houthis in Yemen, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, and other smaller armed groups in Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon...

How to Stop the Iran Threat: Four Critical Steps America Must Take

The United States and Israel are awaiting a threatened “significant” Iranian response to the attack on its consulate in Syria, but this is just part of a much larger challenge:...

Making Iran Pay a Price for Its Encirclement of the Middle East

There are two prevailing interpretations of the recent Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The first interpretation is that these are proxy attacks, sponsored by Iran, aimed at...

Why Iran Sent the Houthis to War Against Israel

Following the downing of numerous Houthi drones over the Red Sea by the U.S. and allied navies, the U.S. Department of Defense’s announcement of Operation Prosperity Guardian, the forthcoming international...

The Gaza War and Iranian Strategy

During a UN Security Council meeting on October 24, the secretary general, Antonio Guterres, said that Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel “did not happen in a vacuum.” He was...

Iran and Gaza Escalation

The ongoing fighting in Gaza presents a significant risk for expansion into a broader war. Although Iran may or may not have orchestrated the initial Hamas terrorist attack and isn’t...

Iran’s War on Israel Has Reached A New and Deadly Stage

On Friday, November 3, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave a much-anticipated speech. Some in the Middle East thought he might decide to increase attacks on Israel. Israel’s defense minister had...