Iran-led regional axis

E174538

informal alliance network political-military alliance regional axis

The Iran-led regional axis is a loose alliance of Iran and aligned state and non-state actors across the Middle East that coordinate politically, militarily, and ideologically to counter Western and Israeli influence.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Iran-backed militias	2
Iran-led regional axis canonical	1
Iran–Hezbollah axis	1

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	informal alliance network ⓘ political-military alliance ⓘ regional axis ⓘ
alternativeName	Axis of Resistance ⓘ Resistance Axis ⓘ
characteristic	combines state and non-state actors ⓘ loose and informal structure ⓘ transnational network ⓘ
coordinatedBy	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ surface form: IRGC Quds Force Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
coordinates	information and media campaigns ⓘ military operations among members ⓘ political strategy among members ⓘ
emergedAfter	Iranian Revolution ⓘ surface form: Iranian Revolution of 1979
expandedDuring	Iraq War after 2003 ⓘ Syrian civil war after 2011 ⓘ rise and defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria ⓘ
goal	deterrence against Israeli military power ⓘ expulsion of U.S. military presence from the region ⓘ preservation of allied regimes ⓘ projection of Iranian influence beyond its borders ⓘ
hasCoreMember	Iran ⓘ surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran
hasMember	Houthi movement ⓘ surface form: Ansar Allah Asaib Ahl al-Haq ⓘ Hamas ⓘ Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba ⓘ Hezbollah ⓘ Houthi movement ⓘ surface form: Houthis Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine ⓘ Mahdi Army ⓘ surface form: Islamic Resistance in Iraq Kataib Hezbollah ⓘ Liwa Fatemiyoun ⓘ Liwa Zainebiyoun ⓘ Palestinian Islamic Jihad ⓘ Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine ⓘ surface form: Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Lebanon Popular Mobilization Forces ⓘ Syria ⓘ surface form: Syrian Arab Republic
hasNonStateActor	Houthi movement ⓘ surface form: Ansar Allah Asaib Ahl al-Haq ⓘ Hamas ⓘ Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba ⓘ Hezbollah ⓘ Kataib Hezbollah ⓘ Liwa Fatemiyoun ⓘ Liwa Zainebiyoun ⓘ Palestinian Islamic Jihad ⓘ Popular Mobilization Forces ⓘ
hasStateBacker	Iran ⓘ surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Republic of Iraq (post-2014 governments with PMF integration) ⓘ Syria ⓘ surface form: Syrian Arab Republic
ideology	Islamist ⓘ anti-Israeli ⓘ anti-Western ⓘ revolutionary Shiism (core) ⓘ support for Palestinian cause ⓘ
leader	Iran ⓘ
opposes	Israeli regional policies ⓘ Western influence in the Middle East ⓘ
primaryAdversary	Israel ⓘ surface form: State of Israel United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
provides	financial support to member groups ⓘ logistical support to allied militias ⓘ military assistance to member groups ⓘ training to allied militias ⓘ
region	Iraq ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant Middle East ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ Yemen ⓘ
supports	Palestinian armed factions ⓘ Syrian government ⓘ surface form: Syrian government in Syrian civil war armed groups opposing Israel ⓘ
timePeriod	21st century ⓘ

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Subject: Iran-led regional axis
Description of subject: The Iran-led regional axis is a loose alliance of Iran and aligned state and non-state actors across the Middle East that coordinate politically, militarily, and ideologically to counter Western and Israeli influence.

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hezbollah → factionOf → Iran-led regional axis ⓘ

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria → opposedBy → Iran-led regional axis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iran-backed militias

Imad Mughniyeh → partOf → Iran-led regional axis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iran–Hezbollah axis

Eastern Syria → controlledByAtVariousTimes → Iran-led regional axis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iran-backed militias