Proxy relationship

Iran launches drone strikes on Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in northern Iraq

Iran has carried out more than 1,000 drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region. Many of them targeted Kurdish opposition groups.

|ByREUTERS
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take position on the Qarachogh Mountain in the Makhmur district, about 60 kilometres south of Erbil, capital of Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region, on September 30, 2026.
Members of a local rebel militia pose for a picture during a patrol in Syria's southern city of Sweida.

Iranian networks continue to threaten Israel from southern Syria, recruiting Druze, Sunnis to fight

A series of incidents points to continued Iranian, Hezbollah activity in southern Syria, describing Friday's strike as the latest in a string of cases suggesting efforts to establish local networks.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces running over American flag.

Seeking to prevent crisis, Iraq condemns desecration of US flag by pro-Iranian militias - analysis

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi made it clear he had given orders to arrest the perpetrators who drove over a US flag.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Houthi supporters demonstrate in solidarity with Iran, amid a two-week ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, April 10, 2026.

Yemeni government forces repel overnight Houthi assault on critical Hejat al-Abd supply route

Seizing parts of the Taiz-Aden road could allow the Houthis to tighten their grip around Taiz and deal another blow to the government, which has struggled to regain the initiative.

|ByREUTERS

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.

MARCH 31, 2020ByCHARLES BYBELEZER/THE MEDIA LINE
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.

JUNE 29, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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.”

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

Iran vs Saudi Arabia: The Next Middle-Eastern Conflict

JANUARY 4, 2017ByAJ GOLDMAN
The Jerusalem Post

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.

AUGUST 23, 2016ByHERB KEINON
A general view of Akorda, the official residence of Kazakhstan's President, in Astana, Kazakhstan.