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The Syrian Upheaval Has Iranian Leaders Reeling, Too
From Syria, Iran funneled weapons, cash and logistical support to Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza and militants in the ...
Syria: fall of Assad a blow for Iran’s ‘Shia crescent’ – here are its foreign policy options in the new-look Middle East
When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant ...
How Not To Think About Syria
The rapid demise of the brutal Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has taken every geopolitical analyst and self-proclaimed ...
Syria's Journey Through Autocracy, Terrorism And Caliphate Towards Liberation
Syria’s facilitation of foreign fighters to wage an insurgency in Iraq spawned the rise of Al Qaeda in the region. Due to its ...
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The fall of Assad has exposed the extent of the damage to Iran’s axis of resistance
Tehran is considering whether weaponizing its nuclear programme or making a deal with the US provides better protection from ...
Analysis: The Gulf view on Syria? Proceed with caution
With the fall of Assad, Gulf states clearly signal there is no love lost for the former president, cautiously welcome Syria’s ...
Iran Guards say to act on new 'realities' in post-Assad Syria
Iran's Revolutionary Guards adapt to new Syrian realities post-Assad, emphasizing strategic flexibility and resistance ...
Trump says the U.S. ‘should have nothing to do with’ Syria. He’s right.
Trump says the U.S. ‘should have nothing to do with’ Syria. He’s right.
Iran's leader blames US, Israel for Assad's fall, shifts tone toward Syrian groups
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.
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Syria: Hopes and Pitfalls
Assad's regime has taken both intelligentsia and analysts by surprise. It was a repeat of the unexpected speedy fall of ...
Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...
The map of the Middle East is being rewritten again
If you have a mental map of the Middle East, rip it up. The overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria by a coalition of ...