The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. For more on developments and in Iran and the region, see our interactive map of Iran and the Middle East. Iranian officials and media are dismissing US calls for Iran and the Axis of Resistance to show restraint in the Hamas-Israel war. Iran has directed its proxy and partner militias in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen to attack US and Israeli targets. The Washington Post reported on October 9 that Iran provided Hamas fighters with training and weapons prior to the October 7 attack.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 27, 2023 13:13 UTC