Analysts say Tehran-backed armed groups are adapting after major setbacks, prompting renewed concerns over the regime’s regional influence and its ability to project power through proxy organizations. Analysts argue that the recovery of these groups could strengthen the regime’s ability to exert pressure beyond its borders and complicate regional security dynamics. Analysts See an Evolving NetworkFormer intelligence officials quoted by CNN argue that Tehran’s proxy network remains intact despite recent setbacks. Houthis Display Increasing IndependenceAmong Tehran’s regional allies, analysts identify Yemen’s Houthi movement as one of the most autonomous. Hezbollah Remains Central to Tehran’s StrategyCNN also reports that Hezbollah continues to occupy a central place in the Iranian regime’s regional strategy.