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Iran’s Flying Monkeys

JL;DR SUMMARY Tony Badran explores the overestimated power of Iran and its regional proxies in comparison to Israel's recent military successes. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Middle EastU.S. Foreign PolicyHezbollahIranMilitary StrategySyriaGeopoliticsIran Nuclear ProgramHezbollah Israel Conflict

Places mentioned

Beirut, Lebanon
"A few months before he was buried under the rubble of his Beirut bunker."
Israel
"Israel was an artificial implant that structurally was bound to collapse."
Iran
"Iran, a much larger country than Israel, with 10 times the population, was a rising power."
Palestinian Territories
"Gaza, Irans southern front, is now a wasteland."
Damascus, Syria
"In its place, a new Sunni regime in Damascus, Syria, is now intercepting weapons shipments to Hezbollah."
Iraq
"Irans multiple militias in Iraq, another card in the mullahs winning fantasy poker hand."
Yemen
"With its Levantine network in shambles, Tehrans most relevant proxy over the past 20 months has been the Ansar Allah group (the Houthis) in Yemen."
China
"Iran was allied with the United States two great rivals, Russia and China."
Russian Federation
"Iran was allied with the United States two great rivals, Russia and China."
United States
"In addition, Iran was allied with the United States two great rivals, Russia and China."
Egypt
"Israel will ever cede control over the strips border with Egypt, which means that Gaza as an active front against Israel is gone for good."
Saudi Arabia
"Its regional reach spanned from the Gulf to the Mediterranean."
United Arab Emirates
"Its regional reach spanned from the Gulf to the Mediterranean."

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