Posts Tagged: Iran Syria
Iranian General Admits Fall of Assad ‘Serious Blow’ to Tehran
i24 News — Iran's Brigadier General Behrouz Esbati admitted that the Islamic Republic suffered a "serious blow" when former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fell from...
Iran in Direct Contact With Groups in Syria’s New Leadership, Iranian Official Says
Iran has opened a direct line of communication with rebels in Syria's new leadership since its ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, in an attempt to "prevent a...
The Fall of Assad: A Tectonic Shift in the Middle East
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has sent shockwaves across the Middle East, with experts suggesting it has dismantled Iran's "ring of fire"...
Iran, Hezbollah Aim to Bolster Syria’s Assad as Rebels Bear Down on Homs
Iran will send missiles, drones, and more advisers to Syria, a senior Iranian official said on Friday as rebel forces advanced on the central city of Homs and Kurds...
Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias Enter Syria to Reinforce Government Forces
Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, Syrian and Iraqi sources said on Monday, and Tehran pledged to aid the Damascus government. At...
Iran’s Acting FM Meets Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leaders in Syria, Calls for Gaza Ceasefire
Iran's acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani on Tuesday met with leaders of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Syria, further underscoring the Iranian...
Top Iranian Commander Killed in Alleged Israeli Strike on Consulate in Syria
Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus was flattened on Monday in what Syrian and Iranian media described as an Israeli air strike, a startling...
Iranian Foreign Minister Insists Tehran Won’t Budge on ‘Red Lines’ at Vienna Talks on Revived Nuclear Deal
Iran's foreign minister continued his tour of Tehran's regional allies on Thursday, arriving in Beirut from the Syrian capital Damascus, where he reiterated that any...
Israel Has Struck 75% of Iran’s Weapons in Syria: Security Sources
Israel has struck some three quarters of Iran’s weapons supply in Syria, sources within Israel’s security establishment told Israeli media Tuesday. According to the Walla news...
Syrian Army and Pro-Iranian Militias Attack Rebel Enclave in Southern City
Syrian army units aided by pro-Iranian militias have staged a major assault on an opposition enclave in the southern border city of Deraa in a...
Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis Is a Trauma on the World’s Conscience
The 10-year old war in Syria has gone far beyond tragic mass devastation. The body and soul of two Syrian generations have been crushed. Their...
Assad Must Understand the Cost of Giving Iran Free Rein in Syria
JNS.org - The overnight strike in Syria the IDF carried out in response to explosives being planted in the southern Golan Heights was necessary --...
Iran Is Using Charities and Humanitarian Groups to Export Its Revolution
JNS.org - A new report that maps out the ways in which Iran’s overseas elite unit, the Quds Force, operates in Syria under various guises,...
Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program Continues Unabated
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General issued a report on June 5 that is worded to deflate Iran’s renunciation of its signing of the...
