We need to clearly articulate specific, harsh penalties for Iran when it gives money to proxies like Hezbollah in order to raise the cost for pursuing its destabilizing activities.
While many focus on Sunni foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq, Iranian-backed Shia militias have been as bloodthirsty and threatening as ISIS. The survival of the Assad regime is due in large part to these militias, and Iran has redeployed many to Iraq. Here’s how they recruit supporters for their terror operations.