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MENASource Jun 17, 2025
By David Daoud
As wave after wave of Israeli jets continue to strike Iran, Tehran’s proxy on Israel’s northern border remains quiet.
MENASource Jun 4, 2025
Municipal election results did not demonstrate the militant group’s dominance over Lebanon’s Shiites, but Hezbollah nevertheless retains popularity.
MENASource May 22, 2025
By Sinan Hatahet
Israel’s ongoing intervention in Syria appears different from its 1982 invasion of Lebanon—but beneath the surface, parallels are striking.
In the News
By Atlantic Council
Transcript
“You have to bring everybody together,” Hochstein said at the Global Energy Forum in Dubai, which is currently hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
IranSource
For the Resistance Axis, portraying Israel as a temporary entity that will inevitably melt away has an obvious utility, and is one that furthers the goal of destroying the Jewish state.
By Raz Zimmt
The Gaza war presents the first significant test of the level of cooperation present among the elements of the Iran-led Resistance Axis.
MENASource
To avoid appearing weak against Israel to its supporters, Hezbollah is falling back on a pattern of using propaganda to cover its inaction against the Jewish state.
Econographics
By Josh Lipsky
While past flashpoints posed challenges for Israel’s neighbors, they did not have to contend with the risk of recession or worse at the same time. That means that economic statecraft by the United States and its partners could be particularly effective in navigating the current crisis.
Testimony
By Nathan Sales and Thomas S. Warrick
Nathan Sales and Thomas Warrick testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security on the threat Iran poses to the United States.
New Atlanticist
By Atlantic Council experts
Atlantic Council experts are analyzing the Israel-Hamas conflict as it enters its third week.
Iran—through Hezbollah—has spent almost two decades and considerable effort and funds building the Gaza Strip into the Axis of Resistance’s Southern Front against Israel.
Atlantic Council experts are analyzing the Israel-Hamas conflict as it enters its second week.
Fellow
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Freedom and Prosperity Center
Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs
Staff
Director, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Policy, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative
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