The Arab Spring, beginning in 2011, created opportunities for Iran to expand its influence by exploiting the weakening of regimes and the onset of insurgencies in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq.

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  War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS

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• War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS www.csis.org CSIS via serper

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• Iraq location
• Iran location
• Syria location
• Yemen location
• 2011 Middle East uprisings event