The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...

Unlike Iran, Russia seems to have had some success connecting with Syria's new rulers. It has maintained contact with Damascus and even sent a delegation to speak to Sharaa last week in the hopes ...

Israel is interested in establishing formal diplomatic relations with long-standing adversaries Syria and Lebanon, but the ...

Early last week, Iraqi officials announced that an airstrike had killed a commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as he entered Syria from Iraq on November 29 with a consignment of ...

All eyes may be on Iran's aims to retaliate against Israel, but Syria's internationally backed claim to the Golan could prove a decisive factor in the Islamic Republic's decision-making, according ...

Iran deployed commanders and troops to Syria in 2012 at the start of the anti-government uprising, helping to defeat both the opponents of the Assad regime and the Islamic State terrorist group.

Trump’s declaration on Jan. 2 that Iran “can do what they want in Syria” shows that he has come to regard Iran’s actions in Syria as distinct from its other regional activities.

Since the early stages of Syria's bloody civil war that began in 2011, Iran has supported Syria's strongman president, Bashar Assad. Now with the loss of Syria's second city, Aleppo, to Assad's ...

Iran and Syria signed a series of agreements between 2015 and 2020 aimed at Tehran recovering its debts. They included giving Iran land for farming, a licence to become a mobile phone operator, ...

While the Syrian army in Deir al-Zour pays a monthly salary of 27,000 Syrian pounds, about $7.50, the Iranian-backed militias offer more than double that, with even higher pay in places like ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The presidents of Iran and Syria signed Wednesday a series of long-term cooperation agreements on oil and other sectors to bolster economic ties between the two allies ...

Israeli airstrike hits Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria 02:14. Tehran, Iran — Iran and one of its key proxies vowed Tuesday to respond to a strike widely attributed to Israel that demolished ...