With the fall of Damascus, Iran can longer deny that its political and military ‘axis of resistance’ has collapsed
It was not a coincidence that the Syrian group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham began its push for the city of Aleppo on the same day that Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire to end the fighting in Lebanon.
Two months later, Tehran told Hezbollah it could not afford to take more losses and the group came limping to the negotiation table, agreeing to a ceasefireIran has long needed Hezbollah in neighbouring Syria, too, where the Lebanese group, together with Russian forces, were instrumental in the Assad regime’s survival when it was on the brink of falling to assorted rebel forces in 2015.
Assad’s fall effectively severs the weapons, materiel and personnel route from Tehran to Hezbollah, particularly if Syrian Kurdish forces, which have expanded their control of the desert border between Syria and Iraq, remain in position with US backing. Hezbollah, already isolated, will be further weakened, making it more vulnerable to Israeli attack or infiltration.
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