The Collapse of Assad’s Regime: The Beginning of the End for Iran’s So-Called Axis of Resistance (opens in new tab)

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria marks a pivotal turning point in Middle Eastern geopolitics, particularly impacting Iran’s strategic ambitions. For decades, Assad’s Syria was portrayed as a central member of Iran’s so-called “Axis of Resistance,” a term coined by Tehran to depict a coalition opposing Western influence and Israeli policies. However, this label has always been a calculated deception, obscuring the reality that the Axis is not a legitimate alliance but a networ...