Iran largely undeterred in 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' to reshape Middle East

Hamas‘s Oct. 7 terrorist attack in southern Israel — which left roughly 1,200 people dead — provided Iran with a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape the Middle East,” according to the head of U.S. Central Command.

Tehran has spent decades supporting and training proxy forces across the Middle East, all of whom have been operationalized within the past six months. Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” includes Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, militias in Iraq and Syria, and the Houthis in Yemen. They have all carried out attacks against either United States or Israeli forces since Oct. 7.