Assad regime's collapse is a devastating defeat for Iran - NBC News
Dec 9, 2024 · The Assad regime's fall marks a damaging defeat for Iran, the latest in a string of setbacks that have punctured assumptions about Tehran’s power in the region.
Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria - The New York …
4 days ago · Throughout the Syrian war, Iran had provided great military aid to help Mr. al-Assad, sending its own commanders and fighters from the Revolutionary Guards, as well as commandos from Hezbollah and ...
Monday Briefing: Al-Assad’s Final Days in Power
3 days ago · The energy crisis has hit as Iran’s regional status as a power player has been severely diminished because of the collapse of the al-Assad government in Syria and Israel’s decimation of ...
Why Did Iran Allow Bashar al-Assad’s Downfall?
Dec 9, 2024 · Iran’s suspicions of Assad deepened after a series of leaks disclosed the movements of IRGC officials that culminated in Israeli strikes on these officials in Syria. The Quds Force, once given relatively free rein in Syria, now found its movements increasingly restricted by the Syrian authorities, with Assad refusing to allow the use of the ...
What to know about Assad's fall and what might happen next ... - NBC News
Dec 9, 2024 · After 13 years of Syria’s grinding civil war, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is gone, the dictator fleeing his country in the face of a sensational advance by rebel forces.
The Assad regime falls. What happens now? - Brookings
Dec 9, 2024 · Iran was closely aligned with Assad, its longest-standing Arab ally. But some of Iran’s regional foes were wary of a Syrian opposition that included extreme Islamists. Israel opted to sit on the ...
Iran's leader blames US, Israel for Assad's fall, shifts ... - ABC News
Dec 11, 2024 · Beirut -- In his first reaction after rebels toppled Syria's government, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech Wednesday that the U.S. and Israel were behind the fall of former President Bashar Assad.
Assad's fall in Syria weakens Iran but may fuel Islamist resurgence ...
Dec 9, 2024 · The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran's network of influence in the Middle East but Israel, the United States and...
Analysis: Collapse of Syria a blow to Iran's proxy force | AP News
Dec 9, 2024 · And now Iran’s longtime stalwart ally and client in Syria, President Bashar Assad, is gone. As dawn broke Sunday, rebel forces completed a lightning offensive by seizing the ancient capital of Damascus and tearing down symbols of more than 50 years of Assad’s rule over the Mideast crossroads.
With Assad’s Fall, Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Unravels
Dec 8, 2024 · Tehran’s main regional allies are weakened or collapsing: Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, has fled his country, Hezbollah is battered by conflict with Israel, and Hamas is still at war. A...