In discussions of Iran’s regional missile proliferation, Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi rebels tend to dominate the conversation. This focus is for good reason: Hezbollah today possesses an estimated 130,000 rockets and short-range missiles, and the Houthis have fired over 250 projectiles into Saudi Arabia since 2015. Yet Iran’s strategy of arming proxies with rockets...
On September 2, Hezbollah fighters launched multiple antitank missiles at Israeli forces on the Lebanese border, causing a brief exchange of fire but reportedly no casualties. The attacks came after Israel killed two Hezbollah commanders in Syria last week. According to local reports, the skirmish lasted an hour. Related Links: Hezbollah retaliates against Israel with...
On December 25, Israeli aircraft fired missiles against an arms depot located west of Damascus. The strike was reportedly conducted from Lebanese airspace and, according to Syrian media, injured three Syrian soldiers. Newsweek reports that several Hezbollah officials were also targeted and killed in the attack, citing an unnamed U.S. DoD official familiar with the...
