How powerful is Iran really? | Mapped Out

Iran is successfully projecting power across the Middle East, causing instability through its proxy militias such as Hezbollah and Hamas and disrupting trade routes. That’s despite a failing economy and dwindling domestic support for the Islamic fundamentalist regime in Tehran. What are the key strategies it has mastered? And how powerful is Iran really? Chapters: 00:00 Iranian power: the essentials 03:10 Houthis, Hezbollah & Hamas: Iran’s proxies 06:28 Iranian drones: cheap but effective 09:23 Is Iran trying to build a nuclear bomb? 10:55 Turning towards Russia and China? 12:14 How the regime maintains its grip at home 13:38 How powerful is Iran really? Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Instagram: