The silent axis: Why Iran isn’t using its allies

Why Tehran is holding its fire and how its restraint is reshaping the battlefield

US aggression against Iran has persisted for over three weeks now. Throughout this time, Tehran has acted largely on its own, without mobilizing allied forces. This raises a crucial question: what’s going on with the so-called Axis of Resistance – the extensive network of Iranian allies that took decades and billions of dollars to establish? 

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