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Why Iran Faced Israel and the US Alone as Its Friends Stood By
Iran spent decades expanding its reach in the Middle East by building a network of partners that came to be known as the “axis of resistance.” Yet it found itself standing alone to face the recent attacks by Israel, which the US joined by bombing three of the Islamic Republic’s key nuclear facilities. A tentative ceasefire with Israel went into effect on June 24.
As Israel and the US Attack Iran, the ‘Axis of Resistance’ Remains on the Sidelines • Stimson Center
Now that U.S. forces have joined the fight, militia leaders face an excruciating choice: confront both Israel and the U.S. or stand down and risk losing Iranian public support. The post As Israel and the US Attack Iran, the ‘Axis of Resistance’ Remains on the Sidelines appeared first on Stimson Center.
The Arab country has been isolated for years, especially since 2001, when it was included in the so-called "axis of evil" along with North Korea and other countries.
The text of this appeal was written, and signed, before the US attack on the three Iranian nuclear power stations destined to destroy Israel and blackmail the world. Today it assumes even more importance in the face of the convulsions of a declining theocracy that responds by murdering the dissidents, threatening to destabilise international trade and bombing Israeli civilians. The war that Israel is today fighting against the destructive projec…
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