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After a bitter failure, Iran reaches out to Syria’s new leaders

Shortly before the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Tehran was attempting to push for political dialogue with the rebels.

After a bitter failure, Iran reaches out to Syria’s new leaders

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting in Baghdad, Dec. 6, 2024. (Credit: AFP)

Tehran is the big loser in this sequence. The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday marks the steady collapse of the Iran-led “Axis of Resistance.” Fourteen months after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, Iran and Hezbollah have lost the upper hand in...
Tehran is the big loser in this sequence. The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday marks the steady collapse of the Iran-led “Axis of Resistance.” Fourteen months after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, Iran and Hezbollah have lost the upper hand in...