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The war to cut off Hezbollah: HTS battling against Iran-backed smuggling routes - Washington Post

Syrian armed forces and patrols are facing frequent fire from Hezbollah terrorists seeking to rearm after its war against Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Search and sweep operations are being expanded to track down remnants of the deposed Bashar al-Assad regime after recent security tensions in the coastal region, where ousted regime elements attacked security patrols and checkpoints, resulting in casualties on March 07, 2025 in Latakia, Syria.
Illustrative image of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

$50 billion to Syria vanished into thin air: Unrest in Iran grows over economic turmoil - interview

"The regime anticipates demonstrations and uprisings. They understand that things are very fragile."

|ByPELED ARBELI
IN SEPTERMBER 2007, IDF fighter jets carried out Operation Orchard and destroyed a nuclear reactor in Syria. If not for the Israeli operation, nuclear weapons could eventually have fallen into the hands of Sunni jihadi terrorist organizations now beginning to contend for power in post-Assad Syria.

The world has Israel to thank for no nuclear fears in post-Assad Syria- opinion

Thanks to Israel, the now-impending Syrian chaos may be deeply destabilizing, but it will plausibly be nonnuclear.

|ByLOUIS RENÉ BERES
IDF elite unit training day

IDF confirms special forces raid of Iranian missile facility in Syria in covert operation

With the fall of the regime, information security officials likely view any threat of retaliation from Syria as being at a much lower risk level.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Iran to increase attacks on US by arming groups in Syria - report

The report says that the IRGC Quds Force oversaw “testing of one of the explosives, which reportedly sliced through a tank’s armored plating in a trial run."

JUNE 1, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

'Blink if you are safe' - Israel mocks Iranian FM for tweeting unicorn emoji

The Twitter account for Israel's embassy in Belgium replied: "Maybe he's just a @noakirel fan? #Eurovision2023," a nod to the Israeli pop-star's song  ״Unicorn."

MAY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad welcomes Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Damascus, Syria May 3, 2023.

Anticipation surrounds Iran presidential visit to Syria - analysis

Iran backing Syria is expected to be helpful in Syria's hopeful return to the Arab League.

MAY 1, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IRAN’S PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Tehran, earlier this month.

Iran sent weapons to strike Israel under guise of earthquake aid to Syria

The goal was to buttress Iran's defenses against Israel in Syria and to strengthen Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as per sources.

APRIL 12, 2023ByREUTERS
A drone is seen next to an Iranian missile during the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2023

Attacks on Iran-linked targets in Syria to draw prompt response - Iran security spokesperson

The death toll in US airstrikes on pro-Iran installations in eastern Syria has risen to 19 fighters, a Syrian war monitoring group said on Saturday.

MARCH 25, 2023ByREUTERS
A US Air Force F-16 receives fuel from a fuel boom suspended from a US Air Force KC-10 Extender during mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraqi and Syrian airspace, March 15, 2017.

Syria-UAE ties are growing after Iran-Saudi deal - analysis

The Syrian regime clearly believes it is moving back to its former role in the region.

MARCH 19, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syria's President Bashar Assad meets with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Damascus on November 9

Rocket strike in Damascus hit Iranian military sites, experts, sources say

Iran's support for Damascus and Hezbollah has drawn regular Israeli air strikes meant to curb Tehran's extraterritorial military power.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByREUTERS
Police officers stand on the rubble of a damaged building at the site of a rocket attack, in central Damascus' Kafr Sousa neighborhood, Syria, February 19, 2023.

Damascus Airport strike puts spotlight back on Iran and Syria -analysis

The incident at Damascus airport put both runways out of service according to reports, although it was unclear if this was due to the strike or merely caution.

JANUARY 2, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Damascus International Airport

Druze protests in southern Syria challenge regime

The protests have been prompted by widespread economic hardship.

DECEMBER 12, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Druze Sheikhs and supporters carry Druze flags in Beirut, Lebanon, September 2015

Iran: Israel killed top IRGC missile expert in Syria, vows revenge

Colonel Davoud Jafari, affiliated with IRGC Aerospace Force, was said to have been killed in a roadside bombing near Damascus.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and military commanders watch as military equipment passes by during a ceremony of the National Army Day parade in Tehran, Iran April 18, 2022.