Iran's once-vaunted ''Axis of Resistance'' has been decimated since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel -- something that is certainly going to lead Tehran to recalibrate its national security strategy. Israel's Sept. 27 assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah capped off a ten-day period in which Israel's military and intelligence apparatus killed virtually the entire leadership of Iran's most important regional ally, as well as destroyed much of its internal communications structure. While Iran responded with a 180-strong ballistic missile barrage on Israel on Oct. 1, the attack caused little damage and also demonstrated Iran's limited ability to harm Israel with its ballistic missile arsenal. The barrage was likely partially designed to reassure Hezbollah that Iran has its back, though much of the damage to Iran's Axis of Resistance has already been done and trust between Tehran and Hezbollah is reportedly low. And Israel's increasingly aggressive strategy against Iran and...
