When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant ...

As Iran deals with the strategic setback of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, a vicious cycle of confrontation and ...

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick ...

Iran has opened a direct line of communication with rebels in Syria's new leadership since its ally Bashar al-Assad was ...

For Iran’s theocratic government, it keeps getting worse. Its decadeslong strategy of building an “Axis of Resistance” ...

Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran's network of influence in the Middle East but ...

There are reports the Turkish-backed rebels are now advancing on Kobani, an important Kurdish-majority town on Turkey’s ...

By Farnaz Fassihi For decades, Iran has expended much blood and money in support of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, helping him survive a civil war that threatened his dynastic rule.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Since the early stages of Syria's bloody civil war that began in 2011, Iran has supported Syria's strongman president, Bashar Assad.

Tehran, Iran – Iran has continued to voice support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as opposition fighters carry on with a blistering military offensive that aims to overthrow the government.

DUBAI — Iran is scrambling to mobilize regional fighters to help prop up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and has deployed members of Hezbollah and Iraq’s Shiite militias to Syria, soldiers ...

"If the Syrian government asks Iran to send troops to Syria, we will examine the request," the minister told the Arabic-language TV station Al Araby. Meanwhile, Mohammad Bagheri, the chief of ...