Domestic political concerns, as well as tough losses suffered in nearly two years of regional conflicts and upheavals, appear to have led these Iran allies to take a back seat in the latest round convulsing the region, AP reported.
“Despite all the restraining factors, wild cards remain,” said Tamer Badawi, an associate fellow with the Germany-based think tank Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient.
Why is ‘Axis of Resistance’ silent?
Lebanese government officials have pressed Hezbollah to stay out of the conflict, saying that Lebanon cannot handle another damaging war, and U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, who visited Lebanon last week, said it would be a “very bad decision” for Hezbollah to get involved.Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah militia — a separate group from Hezbollah — had said prior to the US attack that it will directly target U.S. interests and bases spread throughout the region if Washington gets involved. The group has also remained silent since Sunday’s strikes.The Houthis last month reached an agreement with Washington to stop attacks on the US vessels in the Red Sea in exchange for the U.S. halting its strikes on Yemen, but the group threatened to resume its attacks if Washington entered the Iran-Israel war.
The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad, a key ally, in a lightning rebel offensive in December also became a major reason behind this inactiveness.
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Q1. Which militant groups support Iran?
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Q2. Who was President of Syria?
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