Iran has invested billions of dollars into Hezbollah, transforming it from a militia into the most powerful non-state armed group in the Middle East.

Iran has switched from projecting power via its proxies to using its own firepower to protect them, analysts say.

The Middle East remains on edge as Hezbollah claims fresh attacks against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon while Iran warns that the so-called “Axis of Resistance” is capable of…

Iran has invested billions of dollars into Hezbollah, transforming it from a militia into the most powerful non-state armed group in the Middle East.

Analysis - the future of the Iran war - and the prospects for a deal to end it - could now hinge on what happens in Lebanon.

Although weakened, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group remains a central piece of Iran's power projection in the Middle East. Tehran has insisted they be included in any…

By Samia Nakhoul, Maya Gebeily, Tom Perry and Laila BassamBEIRUT, June 11 (Reuters) - Iran is waging a calculated campaign to preserve Lebanon as its last bastion of influence on…