Proxy relationship

Iran expert warns Israel-US relation similar to Iran's relation with terror proxy groups

Beni Sabti, an Iranian researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), said that “President Trump is playing into their [Iran] hands because he is creating South Lebanon or Vietnam.

 U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood looks on during a statement at Crumpsall Lane, after a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur.  Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025.

New UK law could pave way for tougher action against Iranian terror groups, including IRGC

Kuwaiti officials inspect damage inside a terminal at Kuwait International Airport following a drone and missile attack, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, June 3, 2026.

As Iran weakens, Gulf states are looking beyond the Strait of Hormuz - analysis

 Hezbollah members parade during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon April 5, 2024.

US pressure limits Israel as Iran steps in to save a weakened Hezbollah, experts say - analysis


New crypto front emerges in Israel's fight to defund Iranian proxies

The Financial Action Task Force, a Paris-based G7 body that fights illicit finance, warned last month that terrorist organizations were seeking to further boost donor anonymity.

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The influence of bribery: how can leaders avoid taking bribes?

People in power who are prone to feel guilty are less likely to be corrupt, research shows.

 Person accepting a bribe

Iran has declared war on the US in Iraq through its proxies - analysis

Iran has done this before, using pro-Iranian groups in Iraq to wage an insurgency against America after the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq.

US Army soldiers keep watch on the US embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020

Iran could activate proxies, up nuclear activities amid coronavirus crisis

President Trump’s hands may be tied due to upcoming November election and given scope of outbreak in US.

A marine from Iran takes part in the International Army Games 2019 in Kaliningrad Region

Libya’s proxy war comes out in the open

Turkey and UAE support different sides as foreign weapons flow into conflict.

Libyan National Army (LNA) members, commanded by Khalifa Haftar, head out of Benghazi to reinforce the troops advancing to Tripoli, in Benghazi, Libya April 7, 2019

PM: Israel will help open narrow strait in Red Sea if Iran closes it

In a multi-front confrontation, he said, “we’ll be less selective, and the damage to our enemies will be more difficult. I hope they will take this into account.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a Likud faction meeting, July 2 2018

Iran vs Saudi Arabia: The Next Middle-Eastern Conflict

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Jerusalem-Astana ties on upswing as Kazakhstan poised to join Security Council

The central Asian nation is interested, the officials said, in tapping into Israel’s experience with homeland security and border vigilance.

A general view of Akorda, the official residence of Kazakhstan's President, in Astana, Kazakhstan.