Axis of Reistance | FDD's Long War Journal

Analysis: The Islamic Republic prepares to avenge Ismail Haniyeh

Behnam Ben Taleblu | August 3, 2024

Despite Israel’s precision strike on a radar facility in Isfahan on April 19 and the recent assassination of Hamas Political Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran remains undeterred from picking a fight with conventionally superior and even nuclear-armed states. For a regime that has perfected the art of proxy warfare, the Islamic Republic is increasingly seeing the political utility of overt and attributable conflict in the Middle East.

Iran-backed Iraqi militia says it is ‘ready for a war of attrition,’ called Israel its ‘enemy’

Joe Truzman & Bill Roggio | October 26, 2023

“Hezbollah Brigades has the capacity to fight against its enemies and confront them by relying on the internal resources of the resistance,” a key Hezbollah Brigades official said. “We are ready for a war of attrition that may last for years, firmly believing in victory.”