From the Basij to Balochistan: How Iran has encircled the Arab world - opinion
Iran’s peripheral militias and quiet encirclement of the Arab world.
MEMBERS OF Iran’s Basij militia force attend an anti-Israel march in Tehran last week before Israel launched its attacks. It’s a quiet war of encirclement, exemplified by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s patience, theological certainty, and strategic depth, says the writer.(photo credit: WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY/REUTERS)