For more than two decades, the ‘axis of resistance’ functioned as Iran’s forward defense. Since October 7, that model has come under unprecedented strain. Israel and the US have explicitly sought not just to degrade individual members but to dismantle the network as a whole and shift the locus of confrontation toward Iran itself.
The June 2025 12-day war marked an inflexion point, with Iranian officials signalling that they would act directly and alone. However, axis actors, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Popular Mobilization Force (PMF) in Iraq, and the Houthis in Yemen, have not disappeared.
As the ongoing war between the US, Israel, and Iran is becoming a regional war, some Iran-aligned groups are fighting. Others are holding back. Despite years of decapitation campaigns, they still endure.
In this webinar, a panel of experts will examine how axis actors are reacting, adapting, and surviving. Panellists will also discuss the implications of the axis’s persistence and evolution for US and allied policy, and what it means for the region’s political and security landscape in the years ahead.
