Iran Update, May 27, 2024

Hossein Salami, and other Axis of Resistance (AoR) leaders in Tehran on May 23 on the sidelines of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s funeral.[26] Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Harkat Hezbollah al Nujaba’s spokesperson said that the AoR factions at the meeting discussed “collective resolve” to maintain pressure on Israel.[27] The spokesperson highlighted that the meeting on May 23 was part of the Jo. [...] The Islamic Resistance in Iraq—a coalition of Iranian-backed Iraqi militias—established a joint operations room and claimed its first attack targeting US forces during the Israel-Hamas war on October 18, 2023, one day after the explosion at the al Ahli hospital in the Gaza Strip.[31] The Islamic Resistance in Iraq could similarly use Israeli operations in Rafah to justify resuming attacks targetin. [...] Israeli War Cabinet members have said repeatedly that the IDF has “dismantled” all 12 Hamas Battalions in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip.[53] The requirement to re-“dismantle” some Hamas battalions underscores the requirement for a sustainable political and military end state in the Gaza Strip that results in the defeat of Hamas’ military and political wings. [...] 4 Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project 2024 Gaza Strip Axis of Resistance objectives: • Erode the will of the Israeli political establishment and public to sustain clearing operations in the Gaza Strip • Reestablish Hamas as the governing authority in the Gaza Strip The IDF 98th Division continued clearing operations in the “heart of Jabalia” on May 27.[62] The IDF 460. [...] The Houthis claimed on May 27 five separate attacks targeting vessels in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea on unspecified dates.[108] The Houthis said that they targeted Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Largo Desert and the Panamanian-flagged container ship MSC Mechela in two separate attacks in the Indian Ocean.