Iran Struggling for Relevance in Post-Assad Syria

Iran struggling for relevance in post-Assad Syria

Of all powers in the Middle East, none did as much as Iran to help President Bashar al-Assad weather the Syrian civil war. When Assad’s regime fell in late 2024 to a coalition of rebel groups led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Tehran lost its closest Arab ally, constituting a major crisis and humiliating setback for Iran. The amount of blood and treasure that the Islamic Republic invested in shoring up Assad’s government meant that his overthro…

Iran struggling for relevance in post-Assad Syria - EUROPE SAYS

Of all powers in the Middle East, none did as much as Iran to help President Bashar al-Assad weather the Syrian civil war.