Proxy Battles: Iraq, Iran, And Turmoil In The Middle East – Analysis

By Hamzeh Hadad 

**Introduction**

Since Hamas’s attacks sparked the war in Gaza on 7 October 2023, a dangerous cycle of escalation has played out across the Middle East. Iran and its proxies – such as the Houthis in Yemen, Hizbullah in Lebanon, and Iraqi paramilitaries operating as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq –...