Iran’s regional alliance system is in ruins after Israel’s campaign against Hamas and Hezbollah, leaving Tehran in its weakest position since 1979.
Israeli strikes killed top leaders in Iranian-backed militant groups and destroyed much of Iran’s air defenses and likely nuclear enrichment operations.
As Trump prepares a Middle East visit, Iran won’t be at the negotiating table amid uncertainty about how it will respond.
CAIRO — As the Middle East broadly welcomes a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, Iran finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Tehran has operated its self-described “Axis of Resistance” over several decades, supporting militant groups and nations allied with it against Israel and the United States. But as Israel bombed the Gaza Str