Iran’s “Axis of Resistance,” the network of militias it has fostered in the Middle East to help it fight Israel, has become seriously degraded, experts say.

The attack gives Iranians a common cause, despite their feelings about their government . As the Stimson Center’s longtime Iran analyst Barbara Slavin notes: Iran can and like

Tensions between Israel and Iran remained high on the second day of open conflict, with no signs of de-escalation. According to Israel's military, the country came under renewed attack in the early hours of Saturday from missiles and drones launched by Iran.