With Hezbollah severely compromised, Iran will lean on its other proxies to confront Israel.
In 1981, Israel destroyed Iraq’s nuclear reactor, leading Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah to build underground facilities, countered by bunker-busting bombs like the GBU-28.
The US has approximately 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in neighboring Syria as part of the coalition formed in 2014 to combat Islamic State as it rampaged through the two countries.
Iran consolidates its influence in Iraq through Shi'ite militias, using the country as a hub for regional power projection, targeting Israel, and aligning with proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas.
According to Alma, between November of last year and Wednesday of this week, the Islamic resistance in Iraq has taken responsibility for 167 attacks on Israel.
It is clear that the Iraqi militias are expanding their war against Israel and are increasingly a danger.
Iranian-backed Iraqi militias are intensifying attacks on Israel to relieve pressure on Hezbollah, targeting various locations with missile strikes and drones.
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