Fall of Assad, rise of Trump: Why 2024 was a very bad year for Iran
The fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was the crescendo of a remarkably bad year for the Iranian regime. The Islamic Republic ...
Foreign Affairs1d
And Why a Stable Post-Assad Future Will Require Tehran’s Involvement
In the aftermath, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned Assad’s fall as a foreign-orchestrated conspiracy, ...
New York Sun19h
Will Israel and Washington Finish the Job of Dismantling Tehran’s Proxies and Ending Iran’s Aggression?
The Assad regime’s collapse in Syria means the entire Iranian axis has been disrupted, and ‘as we learned today, it even ...
Before his ouster, Syria's Assad told Iran that Turkey was aiding rebels to unseat him
In the final days leading to his ouster, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad complained to Iran's foreign minister that Turkey ...
Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations
A prominent Lebanese politician has met with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar Assad, and both ...
Al-Monitor2d
Iran’s strategy unravels: Assad fall and collapse of Tehran's regional bloc
What began as a bold strategy to challenge Israel and reshape the Middle East’s balance of power now appears increasingly ...
Opinion - Assad’s fall has Iran desperately searching for a new proxy
The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has left Iran and Russia on the outside, while Iran is accelerating its pursuit of a ...
Foreign Policy5d
Iran’s 3 Possible Post-Assad Paths
Syria and Hezbollah have long anchored Iran’s so-called Axis of Resistance project. The alliance with Assad was key to ...
How Hezbollah's losses have weakened Iran's power and influence
Lebanese journalist Raghida Dergham and former Mossad analyst Sima Shine spoke about Iran's waning power after the decimation ...
Al-Monitor13d
Iran edges away from old ally Assad after Syria rebel victory
Assad, Iran has started to distance itself from their longtime alliance, instead stressing the history of friendship between ...
Opinion
A fragile alliance: What Assad’s fall means for Maduro in Venezuela
Assad’s regime in Syria has exposed the fragility of other autocratic regimes, such as Nicolás Maduro’s government in Venezuela, which relies on external ...
Assad’s fall has Iran desperately searching for a new proxy
The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has left Iran and Russia on the outside, while Iran is accelerating its pursuit of a ...