Steht die Achse des Widerstandes noch?

Auch nachdem Israel seine Angriffe auf die Hizbollah in den letzten Tagen intensiviert hat, hält der Iran sich weiter zurück. Gibt es Risse in der selbsternannten Achse des Widerstandes?

Dieser Frage geht ein lesenswerter Artikel in der Zeitung The National aus den Emiraten nach:

Sources close to Hezbollah, Yemen's rebels, and Iraqi armed groups insist the front is still active, but admit that communication and co-ordination have been disrupted for various military and political reasons.

"The Axis of Resistance has pre-prepared scenarios to deal with challenges, and those are sometimes modified according to the developments of the confrontation and circumstances," explained a source close to Hezbollah.

Yet, the situation on the ground seems far more complicated.

On Monday, Israel launched a fierce bombing campaign against Hezbollah, carrying out more than 1,600 strikes on the first day alone. The strikes reportedly destroyed many of the group's launch pads and weapons but also resulted in the deaths of more than 550 people, including dozens of women and children, and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of citizens in Lebanon. (...)

The new President, Masoud Pezeshkian, was quick to express his desire to mend relations with many of Iran's adversaries. This week, as Israel bombed Hezbollah, he stated at the UN General Assembly that his country is ready to resolve its nuclear standoff with the West, adding that Tehran, which founded Hezbollah in the early 80s, is open to engagement if the 2015 nuclear deal is upheld.

"It is true that the positions of the Iranian president have raised a lot of criticism among the Lebanese because they came during the escalation of the Israeli aggression. Many linked these positions to Israel's tendency towards escalation in Lebanon, considering that Tehran wants to avoid taking an action that contradicts its diplomatic attack in New York at this moment," said another source close to Hezbollah.

"Israel seemed to have seized this loophole. But if Tehran does not notice an international move, specifically a US one, to stop Israel's extensive attack on Lebanon, its behaviour may be different," stated the source.