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 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,

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.

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The move echoes both Egypt, which is in the process of building a new capital city, and the lightning fall of Damascus in Syria.

Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East.

As four helicopters left an undisclosed Israeli airbase in the dead of night on September 8, the 100 elite commandos onboard braced themselves for a mission that would etch itself into the annals of Israeli military history.

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.

An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.

Iran begins this year severely weakened, bereft of most of its regional proxies and its main Middle East ally, Syria. Its economy, wracked by sanctions, is in free fall. Popular discontent is rising,

Donald Trump will reenter the White House to face a world racked by historic conflicts and humanitarian crises, but the United States, fueled by its economic strength, remains uniquely poised to