Iran’s Ring of Fire Strategy in Ruins

Weapons and other equipment which the Israeli army says belonged to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and were seized by the army during its ground operation in south Lebanon, are displayed for the media in a northern Israeli military base, on Dec. 23, 2024. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

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Iran’s ring of fire strategy is in tatters due to Hamas’s war, and Iran’s nuclear program is likely about to meet its Waterloo, and with it, potentially, Iran’s theocratic dictatorship.