Hezbollah, Houthis, Shiite militias… these pro-Iran groups blowing up the embers in the Middle East. Unofficial militias have operated in the region for years, shielding Iraq and Iran from direct blame.
A nebula of groups has formed from Iran to the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon, a system soberly called "the axis of resistance" The Revolutionary Guards, Iranian Shiites, are behind a vast network of more or less independent groups that they bring together around hatred of Sunni Muslims.