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The Iran-backed “axis of resistance” - a name Tehran and its proxies use for their concerted action against their enemies - all say their actions since Oct. 7 are in response to Israel’s ...
DOHA (Reuters) -The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran's network of influence in the Middle East but Israel, the United ...
Tensions between Iran and Israel have grown rapidly since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas, raising fears of a wider regional conflict that could drag in global powers and ...
Iranians have traditionally been highly sensitive to foreign interference in their country, pointing to such events as the Russian conquest of northern parts of the country in the course of the 19th century, the tobacco concession, the British and Russian occupations of the First and Second World Wars, and the CIA plot to overthrow Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq.
Middle Eastern crisis Part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Israel-Lebanon conflict, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Arab–Israeli conflict, and the spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Date 7 October 2023 – present (1 year, 2 months and 4 days) Location Middle East Status Ongoing Belligerents Palestinian groups Hamas Palestinian Islamic Jihad Popular Front for the Liberation ...
Iran began to gain power and influence with other Islamist countries and groups in the Middle East, [40] [41] collectively named the "Axis of Resistance". [42] The conflict evolved with Israeli attempts to stop the Iranian nuclear program and confrontations during the Syrian civil war .
Growing unease over the United States’ inability to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East is prompting some of Washington’s closest Arab allies to significantly increase engagement with its ...
The Mina disaster inflamed tensions between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, which were already elevated due to the wider turmoil in the Middle East. [ 54 ] On 4 January 2016, Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran, following attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran after predominantly Sunni Saudi Arabia's execution of a Shiite ...