In recent weeks, Iran and Israel have attacked each other directly with robots and drones, but Iran also acts through “proxies” which they themselves call the “Axis of Resistance”.
It consists of a number of factions and militia groups in Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza. Specifically, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, the Houthi movement and Iraqi militia groups, as well as the Syrian regime.
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– There is much that unites them. They are united in their contempt for the West and the United States in particular, says Daniel Brumberg, Iran expert at Georgetown University in the United States.
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Without financial and military support from Iran, many of the groups would not exist, he believes. Bitte Hammargren, Middle East expert agrees.
– Hamas is dependent on states that can give them various types of support, she says in the Foreign Office.
Iran has partners who share the same agenda, but they also have their own agendas, which is a challenge for Iran.
– Iran must constantly try to balance its need to cooperate with its allies and at the same time ensure that they stay within the limits of what I call the “no war, no peace strategy” which is the core of the resistance strategy, says Daniel Brumberg.
The purpose of making life difficult for the enemy
For Iran, the highest goal is to defend its own regime.
– The purpose of the resistance strategy is to make life difficult for potential enemies, Israel first and foremost. From their point of view, Iran is surrounded by potential enemies.
Do you want to know more about the “axis of resistance”? See The Foreign Office: Iran’s proxy warriors on SVT Play.