Following the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Islamic Republic of Iran established a network of armed militias, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and various Shiite parties in Iraq, to serve as a protective shield against American and Israeli adversaries.

Authors

• Person: Amr Hamzawy Organization: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East

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• Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org Amr Hamzawy · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace via serper

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• United States entity
• Iraq location
• Iran location
• Hezbollah entity
• Syria location
• Lebanon location
• Bashar al-Assad entity