Iran, Syria

Iran Was ‘Defeated Very Badly’ in Syria, a Top General Admits
Iranian general admits they were ‘defeated very badly’ in Syria
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Top Iran general contradicts official narrative to admit Syria defeat
Iran is weaker than it's been for decades as it prepares for Trump to take office again
Iran's military power and influence has been badly weakened and clashes with Israel and the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria have left it reeling.
Iran Pulls Most Forces From Syria, in Blow to Tehran’s Regional Ambitions
The withdrawal marks the demise of a yearslong effort in which Tehran used Syria as a hub in its regional strategy to spread influence and wage proxy war against the U.S. and Israel.
Iran pulls most of its forces out of Syria as rebels rebuild after fall of Assad regime: report
Iran has pulled out nearly all of its forces from Syria following the rebels’ victory against the Assad regime, dealing a major blow to Tehran’s influence in the region, officials said. Iranian forces,
It was once the capital of Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance.’ Now a Syrian town grapples with its future
The Syrian shrine of Sayedah Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad's fall, they've fled, raising questions about the future of the area — and of the axis.
Iran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump’s return
Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East.
Inside Israel’s daring raid that destroyed Iran-funded underground missile factory in Syria
Israel blew up an Iran sponsored Syrian missile factory after its elite commandos raided it last September. The missiles posed an existential threat to Israel amid its war against Tehran's proxies.
A senior Assad aide said a 'trick' by Putin contributed to Syria's collapse
An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.
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PM Sudani, Iran’s Pezeshkian discuss Syria developments
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Wednesday headed to Tehran to meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian for talks on bilateral issues and regional developments, particularly the situation in Syria a month after an Islamist-led takeover.
Iran looks increasingly vulnerable as Trump accession looms
Once a heavy hitter in the Middle East, Iran has been weakened by the decimation of its proxies Hezbollah and Hamas, along with US sanctions and the fall of Assad in Syria.
Trump Is Right That Pax Americana Is Over
A s he sat in prison in 1930, at the opening of a fateful decade, the Italian anti-fascist Antonio Gramsci wrote: “The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.”
Iran holds military drills as it faces rising economic pressures and Trump's return
Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East. Its bad times are likely to get worse once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House with his policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran.