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The fall of Bashar al-Assad is a major blow for Iran
After the routing by Israel of Hamas and Hizbullah, its two main proxies in the region, the fall of Mr Assad, its third, is a ...
Opinion - Assad’s fall has Iran desperately searching for a new proxy
The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has left Iran and Russia on the outside, while Iran is accelerating its pursuit of a ...
Foreign Policy1d
In Post-Assad Middle East, Iran’s Loss Is Turkey’s Gain
By Vali Nasr, the Majid Khadduri professor of Middle East studies and international affairs at Johns Hopkins University’s ...
Opinion - How the Assad regime’s collapse could force Iran to go nuclear
The collapse of the Assad regime marks a pivotal moment in the Middle East, but most of all a moment of reckoning for Iran’s ...
Assad's exit shatters Iran's influence but risks Islamists' rise in Syria
The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran's network ...