Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, Iraqi militias – four organizations, one designed network, built over four decades to project Iranian strategic reach while preserving Tehran’s deniability. This series maps that architecture in full: how its regional nodes integrate across Lebanon and Yemen, how the “triple-lock” command structure synchronizes proxies that appear, from the outside, to act independently, and why sustained leadership losses since 2024 degraded the network’s top tier without dismantling its underlying function. The series closes by assessing what the Axis of Resistance can still credibly do, and what continued attrition may cost it going forward.
The Invisible Axis: The IRGC’s Quiet Buildup in Latin America
Tracing the IRGC’s Western Hemisphere buildup — cartel partnerships, Quds Force strategy, and the financial trail to Hezbollah’s Unit 910.
September 2, 2026