Axis of Resistance Archives

Israel prepared for Hezbollah response after Beirut strike

Seth Frantzman | September 20, 2024

On September 19, the IDF asked residents of several northern towns and the city of Safed to adhere to special restrictions due to possible escalation with Hezbollah in Lebanon. On September 20, the IDF lifted the restrictions, even as Israel carried out an airstrike in Beirut that eliminated a Hezbollah leader and key Hezbollah commanders. The IDF Chief of Staff met with the head of the IDF’s Northern Command and IDF Division commanders, while Israel’s Minister of Defense also held key meetings about Israel’s new initiatives against Hezbollah.

Analysis: Hezbollah’s Vengeance for Shukr was a propaganda exercise from start to Nasrallah’s speech

David Daoud | September 13, 2024

Hezbollah’s promised retaliation after Israel killed Fuad Shukr on July 31 finally came this Sunday. But the great vengeance promised by Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah turned out to be a flop. Nasrallah’s subsequent speech after Hezbollah’s attack was a transparent exercise in damage control.

Analysis: Responding forcefully to the Axis of Resistance

Edmund Fitton-Brown | September 2, 2024

As soon as the Islamic Republic of Iran was established, it effectively declared war on Israel and the West. International appeasement of Iran has failed, and the current crisis in the Middle East has clarified that a more forceful Western policy is required now to forestall a more dangerous confrontation a few years later.

Analysis: From “harsh punishment” to “tactical retreat”—time isn’t on Tehran’s side

Janatan Sayeh | August 21, 2024

The Islamic Republic has scaled back its rhetoric against Israel by exercising “strategic ambiguity” and “tactical retreat” while claiming that “time is on [Tehran’s] side.” Israel’s ongoing onslaught against Iran-backed groups in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon suggests otherwise.

Bahraini militia claims drone attack on Israel

Joe Truzman | May 2, 2024

Saraya al-Ashtar, an Iranian proxy in Bahrain, claims it has now joined the fighting against Israel. This claim is unconfirmed.

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.”