
Iran intervention in Syria


Political prisoners in Iran send letters in support for Aleppo
The end of Aleppo battle resembled a new step for Iran in its plan to control the region is done. Iran’s regime policy relies on prohibiting any opposition movement inside its own borders, and expansion [ More … ]

Column: Iran’s goal, The blending of Lebanon and Syria
In 2009, Muammar Gaddafi made a plea for a new state called Isratine, one state inclusive of both Israel and Palestine. Even though that state remains far away, the Libyan dictator made a good case [ More … ]

Column: Iran Fears Being Side-lined by Russia in Syria
In September 2015 when Russia first became militarily involved in the Syrian conflict, the narrative in Tehran went something like this: Quds Corps Commander General Qassem Soleimani visited Moscow, held talks with President Vladimir Putin [ More … ]

Iran: US is behind all problems in Middle East
An Iranian official said the United States is the most important reason behind all the current “problems” in the Middle East, stressing that Washington must accept its strategic mistakes and leave the region. “The root cause [ More … ]

Damascus haunted with Iran’s version of Ashura rituals
Ashura, a religious occasion in which Shiites commemorate the murder of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was for many Syrians totally different this year. The streets of Damascus, known to be [ More … ]

Iran: Zarif discusses Syria ceasefire with Lavrov
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called for an “immediate and lasting humanitarian ceasefire” in Syria in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart. What seems odd. is that both Russia and Iran are making [ More … ]

Column: When will Iran abandon Bashar al-Assad?
Iran is undoubtedly the most important ally of Bashar al-Assad. Without Iran, Assad would have been toppled years ago. The Iranian regime has backed Assad politically by maintaining its unequivocal red line, that Assad should [ More … ]

Column: Iran’s game plan emerges, a path to the Mediterranean
Militias controlled by Tehran are poised to complete a land corridor that would give Iran huge power in the region Not far from Mosul, a large military force is finalizing plans for an advance that [ More … ]

Iran: We will Continue to “Support” Bahrain, Yemen, Syria
Mohsen Rezaei, a former IRGC commander, stated that Iran will not stop supporting Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria. Rezaei added during an interview with U.S. newspaper Christian Science Monitor that Iran will not rage a war [ More … ]

Iran: we will keep supporting Assad’s war against “terrorism”
Iranian officials vowed that Tehran will continue supporting Assad regime in his war and “restore security” to the region, as thousands of Iranian fighters headed to Aleppo to participate in the brutal offensive against the city. [ More … ]

Column: Iran seeks to complete the crescent
Two significant developments, both connected to conflict raging between Iran’s creeping influence and the remaining defenders of Arab identity, took place in the Arab Mashreq region last week. The first is the undisguised attempt of [ More … ]

Column: Why Iran needs an ‘enemy’ to survive
In his latest speeches, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has been emphasizing on how the Islamic Republic should focus on confronting and resisting its “enemies” and how Iranian leaders should not trust Iran’s enemies under [ More … ]

Column: Iran’s ‘Shia Liberation Army’ is par for the course
In a surprising moment of transparency and clarity, one of Iran’s former most senior military leaders confirmed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), or Pasdaran in Persian, had established a “Shia Liberation Army” (SLA). [ More … ]

US diplomats: Iran may fund terror with the $400 million payment
White House press secretary Josh Earnest acknowledged Wednesday that Iran might be using the secret $400 million payment it received from the United States — the same day the country released four American prisoners — [ More … ]