Key players in Iran’s proxy war

Turkey

Tehran

2 Syria

3 Lebanon

4 Iraq

Palestinian

territories

1

Iran

Israel

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

Sudan

5 Yemen

500 km

Arabian Sea

500 miles

1 Hamas – restored links with Iran last year

 

2 Tehran provides military aid to the Assad regime, establishing a military presence on Israel’s doorstep

 

3 Hezbollah is Iran’s most important proxy in Lebanon

 

4 Iran is allied with Iraqi army and Shia paramilitaries in the fight against Isis

 

5 Iran-backed Hezbollah-trained Houthi rebels in Yemen’s civil war

 

1 Hamas – restored links with Iran last year

Turkey

2 Tehran provides military aid to the Assad regime, establishing a military presence on Israel’s doorstep

Tehran

2 Syria

3 Lebanon

Afghanistan

Iran

4 Iraq

Palestinian

territories

1

3 Hezbollah is Iran’s most important proxy in Lebanon

Israel

Bahrain

Pakistan

Qatar

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

UAE

4 Iran is allied with Iraqi army and Shia paramilitaries in the fight against Isis

Arabian

Sea

5 Yemen

Sudan

5 Iran-backed Hezbollah-trained Houthi rebels in Yemen’s civil war

500 km

500 miles