Iran’s response to the targeted Israeli strikes Hezbollah In Lebanon in recent weeks it has been weak so far, suggesting that the axis is weaker and more fragmented than many expected and that Iran fears that expanding the war would shift Israel’s firepower to Tehran.
According to the New York Times, Ali Alfouna, of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, said: “The so-called axis of resistance, from its inception, was a propaganda fiction created to enhance the prestige of IranIn recent years, Axis members have achieved some small military victories, but when it comes to more serious adversaries, or an actor like Israel, the game is different.
Hezbollah, which was formed in Lebanon under direct Iranian guidance in the early 1980s, has long been the oldest member of the Axis, and because of its long history and connections to Iran, where many of its leaders received training, Hezbollah has better tactical combat skills and superior weapons to other arms such as guided missiles. .
Unlike the Iranians, the Lebanese fighters speak Arabic, allowing Hezbollah to send its experts to share skills with other groups.
Sayyed Nasrallah also established personal relationships with leaders of other groups, serving as an advisor and role model.
The series of rapid Israeli attacks on Hezbollah over the past two weeks has left the other members of the axis severely shaken, and it appears that they were not prepared for the possibility that it would suffer. Hezbollah Such huge losses.
It is still unclear why they did not come to Hezbollah’s aid in the weeks when Israel intensified its attack or in the days following Nasrallah’s killing, but there appears to be a firm belief among them that Hezbollah is capable of withstanding in the face of Israel.
Iran’s reticence about directing an immediate response, at least so far, has made the next military steps unclear.
Tehran seems to be torn between the desire for revenge and… Israel The fear is that this will lead Israel to attack Iran directly.
The alliance was always loose, with Iran leaving the Axis members largely free to make their own decisions, even when it meant starting battles that caused Iran a headache.
The Houthis went against Iran’s advice and tried to seize all… YemenHamas did not coordinate with Iran before launching the October 7 attack.
Since Nasrallah’s assassination on Friday, leaders of two armed groups in Iraq told the New York Times that they had not received any instructions from Iran on how to respond.
The Iranian response to date is limited to verbal statements and warnings without any concrete response on the ground, and it appears that Tehran’s political calculations may cancel out a long history of slogans that have, to date, only resulted in irreparable material and human losses.
