The Axis of Resistance is a network of groups that have been a key part of Iran’s defence strategy for years. But we’ve now seen Israel and Iran attack each other directly, while Israel has invaded Lebanon to go after the biggest group in the Axis, Hezbollah. So what does this mean for the balance of power in the region, and where does the Axis of Resistance fit into it now? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.


Chapters:
01:12 What is the Axis of Resistance?
02:37 How Lebanon’s Hezbollah became the strongest group in the Axis
05:11 How the Axis responded to Israel’s war on Gaza
06:16 Israel’s fight against Hezbollah and its invasion of Lebanon
07:27 How big a hit has Hezbollah taken?
09:01 How the shadow war between Israel and Iran has burst into the open
09:15 Israel directly strikes Iran
10:44 What will Iran do next?

This episode features:

Barbara Slavin | Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center
Dina Esfandiary | Senior Advisor, MENA Program, International Crisis Group
Mohammad Marandi | Professor of English Literature and Orientalism, University of Tehran
Randa Slim | Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute
Ali Vaez | Iran Project Director, International Crisis Group
Abas Aslani | Senior Research Fellow, Center for Middle East Strategic Studies

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