Israel has pushed troops further into parts of southern Syria, citing the need to secure its borders from armed groups as Arab leaders and Iran have accused Israel of attempting to seize territory by ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that Syria faces an uncertain future after the recent ousting of long-time leader Bashar al-Assad. "It is still too early to judge Syria's ...

CAIRO/DUBAI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Syria's newly appointed foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, told Iran on Tuesday not to spread chaos in Syria but to respect the Syrian people's will and the ...

This brief was originally published by the Council on Foreign Relations on Dec. 8, 2024. The Bashar al-Assad regime’s rapid collapse deals a heavy blow to Iran’s “axis of resistance” and its ability ...

Amid deadly fighting between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribal militias in Syria’s southern province of Sweida, one question looms: can Iran use these sectarian clashes to reclaim the influence it ...

Iran says it has opened “indirect” communications with the new regime in Syria that toppled its ally Bashar Al Assad in December. Tehran is using Turkey and Qatar as go-betweens to put its points of ...

SYRIA WAS once a thriving hub of diverse merchant cities. During the Islamic Golden Age (from the eighth to the 13th centuries) the region that is modern-day Syria made notable contributions to the ...

Rebel leader-turned-Syrian ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa has received scores of foreign delegations since seizing power in Damascus in December -- but not one of them was Iranian. To drive his point home, ...