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Gaza and Yemen are linked as key nodes in Iran's distributed proxy architecture [1] and are both recipients of Iranian funding and weaponization [2]. Furthermore, both locations are identified as sites of significant conflict and human cost within the broader Middle East region [3], and their respective militias are often cited together in the context of regional operations against Israel [4].

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After the War: Rethinking Regional Security in the Middle ... arab-reform.net Arab Reform Initiative 2 facts
perspectiveA proposed regional pact should combine hard and soft components, including an Arab-Turkish air and missile defense dialogue, joint maritime monitoring in the Gulf and Red Sea, coordinated red lines against attacks on civilians, joint initiatives for the displaced, a regional fund for environmental adaptation, support for the rebuilding of Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza, and a push to end wars in Yemen, Libya, and Sudan.
accountThe Middle East has incurred significant human, economic, and environmental costs over the last two decades, including the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the war in Syria, state collapse in Libya, Yemen, and Sudan, the genocide in Gaza, wars in Lebanon, mass displacement, and insecurity in the Gulf and Red Sea.
Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org Amr Hamzawy · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1 fact
claimIran's traditional strategies to regain influence, such as reasserting the power of its allies in Gaza and Lebanon, rallying the Assad regime in Syria, or deploying Iraqi and Yemeni militias in cross-border operations against Israel, have proven inadequate.
After Khamenei: Regional Reckoning and the Future of Iran's Proxy ... stimson.org Stimson Center 1 fact
claimIran's foreign policy under Ali Khamenei involved forming, funding, and weaponizing proxy networks in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, and Gaza.