Iran and regional armed groups aligned with the country are preparing to respond to Israel over the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr earlier this week.
Self-styled as the “axis-of-resistance” for being at odds with United States-Israeli hegemony in the region, Iran and its allies will seek to restore deterrence against Israel without provoking a full-blown regional war, analysts told Al Jazeera, while warning that the space for miscalculation is razor-thin.
