Iran’s weakened proxy forces are no longer able to support Tehran militarily

Since this most recent flare up in the Middle East, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have said they have launched several missiles at Israel. At one time, Iran could have expected military support from proxy forces in Gaza, Lebanon and Iraq. However, 20 months of war against the Hamas militia in Gaza and last year’s conflict with Lebanon’s Hezbollah have decimated Tehran’s strongest regional proxies, reducing its options for retaliation. Story by William Hilderbrandt and Lila Paulou.