Rob Schmitz
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first heard Aug 2026
last heard 16 Aug
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Part of what has made Iran so effective in the war with the US is its vast network of allies in the region.
Hezbollah and Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Iran-backed Iraqi militias.
They're often referred to as the axis of resistance.
Peter Salisbury wrote about them in a foreign affairs magazine article this month.
Salisbury teaches at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, and I called him up to ask him to explain this access of resistance and how it's shaping the war.
Is this a top down structure, like with Tehran at the top, or how do power dynamics work within this?
And describe the training of some of these groups and how involved Iran might be in in that training.
On the note of weapons, you know, I'm curious, you know, how much of a role has the newer and cheaper technology that we've seen played, like like the usage of drones in in these groups' ability to wield power?
You mentioned that China makes a lot of these parts.
I mean, how do these particular groups obtain these parts?
I mean, are they obtaining them directly from China?
That's really interesting.
How are the US and its allies fighting these types of groups, knowing this type of power structure?
So given how decentralized and diffuse this network is, what kind of new strategy might be needed for the US and its allies?
That is Peter Salisbury.
He's a professor at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.
Thank you.
This episode was produced by Henry Larson and Daniel Hoffman.
It was edited by Sarah Robbins and Michael Levitt.
Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.
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