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Axis of Resistance

Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
July 20, 2026, 6:37 pm
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis announce maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia
Responding to recent Saudi-led attacks on Houthi-held airport, rebels invoke ‘an eye for an eye,’ vow to match Riyadh’s ‘blockade with a blockade’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Hezbollah supporters wave Hezbollah and Iranian flags during a gathering in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, July 8, 2026. (AP/Mustafa Jamalddine)
July 17, 2026, 6:07 pm
Iran said to tell Hezbollah, allies to prepare for wider conflict, which could rope in Israel
8 reported killed in overnight US strikes on Iran; IRGC says it targeted US aircraft, radar systems in Jordan and Qatar; Kuwait says water plant hit, troops hurt in drone attacks
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Houthi supporters brandish rifles and hold portraits of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on March 6, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
March 26, 2026, 6:03 pm
Houthis threaten to join Mideast war, raising specter of renewed Red Sea attacks
Iran-backed group in Yemen could target shipping in Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key chokepoint en route to Suez that is especially crucial with Strait of Hormuz effectively closed
By Agencies
Belgian military personnel stand guard outside a synagogue in central Antwerp as part of Belgium's reinforced security measures established at Jewish schools and synagogues, March 23, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
March 25, 2026, 10:28 pm
Group behind European antisemitic attacks may be only a facade, warn experts
Targeting of Jewish sites in several cities raises concerns that Tehran may be behind newly-established, shadowy organization, already labeled ‘Iranian-backed proxy’ by Israel
By AFP
Iranian mourners gather during the funeral of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commands Basij forces, in Tehran on March 18, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
March 19, 2026, 12:26 pm
These are the key Iranian figures killed in the US-Israeli bombing campaign
Longtime leader Khamenei, top aides such as security chief Larijani, military brass responsible for terror proxies and internal repression, are among dozens of officials killed in war
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A banner of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen next to a building damaged by an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 3, 2026. (AFP)
March 4, 2026, 10:02 pm
Hezbollah wades into Israel-Iran conflict, but calculated restraint may wane
Analysts say terror group’s largely limited attacks show loyalty to Tehran and alienate Lebanon while failing to seriously challenge IDF, though fighting could widen further
By Stav Levaton
An Iranian refueling plane is seen on fire at Mashhad Airport in northeast Iran following an Israeli strike on June 15, 2025. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 18, 2025, 5:00 pm
Iran’s efforts to ‘annihilate’ Israel justify offensive, Sa’ar tells UN Security Council
Israeli FM says ‘reliable intel’ showed Tehran was accelerating nuclear weapons plan; its missile program and support for proxies are all part of strategic plan to eliminate Israel
By Jeremy Sharon
A handout picture provided by the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office shows him addressing the nation on the first anniversary of the death of Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi, May 20, 2025. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
June 18, 2025, 12:39 am
Sources close to Khamenei warn of growing risk he could miscalculate
One source describes the threat to Iran’s security and internal stability as ‘extremely dangerous’; insiders say supreme leader still has influential aides who haven’t been targeted
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Mourners carry the flag-draped coffins of five men, whose names were not immediately available, killed in Israeli strikes, during their funeral in the city of Khorramabad, Iran, on June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Aziz Babanezhad/Tasnim News Agency)
June 17, 2025, 2:51 pm
How Iran could further retaliate for Israel’s offensive
Tehran might block the Strait of Hormuz, leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or recruit its proxies for terror attacks abroad — but such actions would also risk US anger
By AP
Hezbollah fighters hold the terror group's flags as they parade during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
June 14, 2025, 5:27 pm
Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias stay on sidelines as Israel strikes Tehran
Key members of the ‘Axis of Resistance’ have so far avoided direct involvement in the latest regional flare-up, due to domestic pressures and fear of Israeli retaliation
By AP
Vehicles drive past an anti-Israel banner showing numerous locations in Israel as a Yemeni dagger (jambiya) with writing in Farsi reading: "All targets are within range, Yemeni missiles for now!" and in Hebrew "All targets are within reach, we will choose," in Tehran, Iran, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 5, 2025, 6:59 pm
Iran maintains tough rhetoric on Israel and US, even while seeking nuclear deal
While committed to talks, Tehran airs missile test footage, hangs banner of Israel covered by targets in shape of Yemeni dagger, and calls out US defense secretary’s threats
By AP and ToI Staff
This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him addressing a meeting with a group of armed forces commanders and clerics in Tehran on April 13, 2025. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
April 15, 2025, 4:43 pm
Iran insists military capabilities and proxy groups are ‘red lines’ in talks with US
Khamenei lauds first meeting in Oman but says he’s ‘very pessimistic about the other side’; Revolutionary Guard spokesman says Tehran’s defense ‘cannot be discussed or negotiated’
By AFP and ToI Staff
A missile is launched from the Persian Gulf during a drill of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a photo provided by the IRGC's Sepahnews on January 24, 2025. (Sepahnews via AP)
April 9, 2025, 12:18 pm
Iran sends new missiles to Iraqi proxies that were said to be disarming – report
Delivery, days before nuclear talks with US, reportedly includes missiles that can reach Europe, in apparent bid to reassure what remains of ‘Axis of Resistance’
By ToI Staff
Members of an Iraqi Shiite militant group attend the funeral of a fighter with the Kataeb Hezbollah terror militia who was killed in a US airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq, January 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
April 7, 2025, 12:45 pm
Iran-backed Iraqi militias consider disarming amid threats from Trump administration
Iraqi politician: Talks ‘very advanced’; IRGC-linked factions may lay down arms to prevent targeting by US airstrikes, say Iran told them to take whatever decision they deem necessary
By Reuters
Iranian demonstrators burn US and Israeli flags during an annual rally to mark Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, in support of Palestinians and against Israel, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 26, 2025, 11:21 pm
Iran-backed terror chiefs taunt Israel, remain defiant ahead of Quds Day
Hamas official says war has not broken Palestinians’ will; Houthi chief vows attacks to continue, while Hezbollah leader insists ‘no room for normalization’
By AFP and ToI Staff
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