The Axis of Resistance Strategy has evolved into a decentralized web that survives leadership losses through self-generated supply lines.
Browsing: Hezbollah
Scorched-earth tactics in southern Lebanon jeopardize Shiite trust, potentially prolonging the Hezbollah threat instead of eliminating it.
Armed regional allies rebound across the Middle East, renewing pressure on adversaries and altering regional defense balances.
Washington pushes an Israeli-Lebanese accord, but legal roadblocks, sectarian vetoes, and military breaches render lasting peace unattainable in Beirut.
Vague U.S. messaging and conflicting strategy in Iran shattered the June cease-fire, forcing Tehran to escalate military attacks across the Middle East.
Iran launched strikes at al-Tanf in Syria, signaling a direct warning to Ahmed al-Sharaa as Damascus intercepts arm shipments destined for Hezbollah.
Despite direct military combat across the region in 2026, core power dynamics endure as Iran, Israel, and weak Arab states maintain existing positions.
U.S. coercion and pilot zone tests are vital to salvage a meaningful Israel-Lebanon ceasefire amid escalating tit-for-tat strikes.
Hezbollah’s decline and Assad’s collapse force a shift in Middle East policy: absorb non-state actors into formal states or face complete collapse.
Lindsey Graham’s funeral creates a vital opening for Donald Trump and Binyamin Netanyahu to resolve strategic rifts over Iran, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia.