Can the Iranian initiative in the Middle East be reversed? - analysis
The question is not whether the whole Iranian proxy octopus can be dismantled, but whether Israel, the US and others will seize the initiative.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gives a speech during a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani in a US attack, in Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2024.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA/REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: