The White House is saying that Pres. Trump is to reiterate 2 – 3 week timetable for the end of the Iran operations.
US official adds:
Trump to give operational updata on IranTo tout success in achieving goals in Iran.To reiterate the 2-3 week timetable.
The president is to address the nation at 9 PM ET.
Course how all this ends is anyone’s guess. Israel if it had it’s way would want it to go on until all of Iran was destroyed with the splinter terrorist groups.
Iran doesn’t operate through a single group—it uses a network of proxy and splinter militias across the Middle East, often referred to as part of its broader “Axis of Resistance.”
Core Iran-backed groups (primary proxies)
Hezbollah (Lebanon)
Iran’s most important and longest-standing proxy
Highly trained, heavily armed, and politically integrated
Hamas (Gaza)
Sunni group but receives funding, weapons, and training from Iran
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Gaza)
Smaller, but more directly aligned with Iran than Hamas
Houthis (Ansar Allah – Yemen)
Control large parts of Yemen
Use missiles, drones, and maritime attacks
Iraq-based splinter militias (most fragmented network)
Kataib Hezbollah
Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
Badr Organization
Often operate under umbrella labels like:
“Islamic Resistance in Iraq”
Key point:
These groups are loosely coordinated but semi-independent, which is why they are often considered splinter networks.
Syria-based militias
Liwa Fatemiyoun (Afghan fighters backed by Iran)
Liwa Zainebiyoun (Pakistani fighters)
Other Shia militias supporting the Assad government
Many are extensions of Iraqi or Hezbollah-linked forces.
Lebanon & regional extensions
Hezbollah-affiliated units operating beyond Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Broader regional logistics and finance networks
Yemen (Houthis and sub-groups)
Houthis are the main force, but include:
Local tribal factions and sub-units
Increasing coordination with Iranian and Hezbollah support
How Iran manages the network
Coordinated primarily through the IRGC Quds Force
Provides:
Weapons
Training
Funding
Strategic direction
Big picture takeaway
Iran’s approach is decentralized:
Core proxies (Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis)
Plus numerous splinter militias (especially in Iraq and Syria)
This structure allows:
Plausible deniability
Multiple pressure points across the region
Flexibility in escalation without direct confrontation
Bottom line
The most recognizable Iran-backed groups are:
Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Houthis
The real fragmentation comes from:
Iraqi and Syrian militias, which function as splinter groups with varying degrees of independence
Together, they form a distributed network that plays a central role in Middle East conflicts
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.