Image Pro-government Iranians gathering near a banner that warns Iran’s enemies — in Farsi and in Hebrew — to “Prepare your coffins,” this month in Tehran.
Credit... Arash Khamooshi for The New York TimesIran projects its military power through dozens of armed groups across the Middle East, but how much does it control their actions?
Iranian rhetoric, echoed by its allied groups, often goes further, calling for the elimination of the Israeli state.
A 2020 U.S. Department of State report estimated that Iran’s support for Hezbollah was $700 million annually at that time.
They’re not Iran’s stooges.”Much the same could be said of other groups.
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