As the Israel-Hamas war spreads around the wider region, looping in U.S. forces, Yemen’s Houthis, and now Pakistan, a connecting thread runs through Tehran. But are the actions of its “Axis of Resistance” helping or harming Iran?
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This raises the risk of a broader conflict which spirals, given the earlier exchange of fire in northern Lebanon between Israel and likely Hezbollah positions.
"MbS needs security to attract investment, and Iran wants the economic dividends of ensuring security," expert and editor Mohammad Ali Shabani tells Newsweek.