In the turbulent landscape of the current Middle East Geopolitics, Iran and its proxies are holding the world hostage through the war in Gaza. Responding to and defending against such a threat is not a simple task.

In Iraq, Iranian-backed Shiite militias have been directed by Iran to launch attacks on United States and allied forces in the region with the claimed objective of pressuring the U.S. to force Israel to cease its war in Gaza and thus secure Hamas' rule. Following a lethal attack that claimed the lives of three United States servicemembers in Jordan, the American counterstrike led to Iraqi internal tensions within the Iraqi Shi'ite camp between Iraqi Shi’ites who are loyal to Iran and Iraqi Shi'ites who are resentful of Iran's influence in Iraq. Concerned that the inner Iraqi Shi’ite tensions might compromise Tehran’s influence over Baghdad, Iran ordered its Iraqi Shi’ite proxies to pause their attacks against U.S. and coalition forces.

From Lebanon, Hezbollah — Iran's most valuable and powerful proxy, has held the world in suspense for the last five months in an ongoing “will they, won’t they” moment in history surrounding a large-scale attack on Israel and the opening of a second front in the war between Israel and Hamas.

On the shores of the Bab al Mandeb Strait, Yemen is one of the most strategically positioned........

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