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Dr. Reza Parchizadeh is a political theorist and international affairs analyst specializing in Middle Eastern politics, regional security, and great-power competition. His work analyzes the strategic behavior of states and non-state actors across the Middle East and Eurasia and their implications for the liberal world order.
Iran’s Axis of Resistance after the 12-day war: Adaptation, restructuring, and reconstitution
Since Israel’s 12-day war against Iran, Tehran and its network of regional proxies and non-state allies, the so-called Axis of Resistance, have entered a phase of strategic dormancy — an outward calm concealing rearmament, financial adaptation, and ideological renewal.
