While the strike sparks global reactions, many world leaders called for restraint, it is important who would actually stand with Israel and Iran, respectively, if the regional conflict moves forward. Follow the Israel-Iran struggle live updates.

Iran’s failure for resistance

Iran has a bank on a network of historically affiliated paramilitary groups, preventing direct attacks on it from Israel and the United States. Hizbullah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, popular mobilization forces (PMF) in Iraq and Hurti terrorists in Yemen are formed together, known as “”.Axis of resistance ‘,

However, over the years, Israel has made significant attacks to these non-state colleagues of Iran. While Hamas’s position has become extremely weak since the onset of Israel-our war in 2023, Hizbullah has also been effectively neutralized by Israel’s months after the attacks.

In addition, Iran also supported some militia in Syria, but was expelled after Bashar al-Assad’s expulsion and the collapse of his rule.

However, Iran has a strong impact in Iraq with an estimated 200,000 PMF fighters in Iraq, and in Yemen with a similar size contingent of Hauthis.

Iran’s state aide

Apart from ‘axis of resistance’, Iran has also enjoyed support from its major global colleagues – Russia and China. After the US attacks on major nuclear facilities in Iran on Sunday, China slammed the move, calling it a “a dangerous turn”.

The news agency AP reported that Russia accused the US of gambling, “with the safety and goodness of humanity as a whole”.

Russia’s United Nations Ambassador Vasili Nebenzia said, “America has opened a pendora box” and “Nobody knows what will bring new devastation and victims”.

However, many analysts believe that Russia and China are unlikely to be directly involved. While Russia would not want to endanger its reform relations with the Trump administration, China also has little interest in directing the Middle Eastern conflicts directly.

Even when the Assad rule fell into Syria, Russia remained on the shore despite being one of the closest allies in the region.

Who is with Israel?

Ever since the struggle began on 13 June with Israel’s attacks on nuclear installations in Iran, the US has raised an uneven support to its ally.

Not just America, all The group of seven (G7) countries expressed support for Israel In a statement, to labeled Iran as a source of instability in the Middle East. G7 nations are – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and America.

G7 leaders said in a statement a few days before the US military action in Iran, “We confirm that Israel has the right to defend itself. We repeat our support for the safety of Israel.”

The latest Israel-Iran struggle stems from the battle of Tehran against Iran’s development of nuclear weapons. However, Iran refuses to search for nuclear weapons and has said that it has the right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

(With input from PTI, Reuters)