The Iran-backed “Axis of Resistance” – an informal alliance that includes Hezbollah in Lebanon and Palestinian groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad – was once seen as a key conduit for weapons and fighters stretching across the Middle East. But after Israel’s war in Gaza and the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, the network is widely viewed as weakened. Speaking with CNA’s Asia First, Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and programme director for Middle Eastern studies at the

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