This has allowed Tehran to use Iraq as a source of cash and power, helping fund its activities in the Middle East.

In an abandoned complex in the Syrian desert city of Palmyra, a piece of paper bearing a motivational slogan in Farsi is pinned to a rough wall. “No beginning is more beautiful than hello, and no wish ...

Caution is warranted as regime elements appear to participate in ethnic cleansing.

"They're burning the village now," one Syrian user reported on Facebook. "Which village?" another asked. "Please, we want the ...

A series of violent clashes in Syria points to both the lingering Russian and Iranian presence in the country, as well as the extreme risks to civilians. Through interviews and analysis of open-source ...

A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst ...

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The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the recent deadly attacks on civilians in Syria, saying the ...

Ever since its revolution in 1979, Iran has cultivated a network of proxies and friends throughout the Middle East. For years ...

A Syrian security source said the pace of fighting had slowed around Latakia, Jabla and Baniyas, while forces searched ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

Asked whether Iran was likely to support Syrian Kurdish forces, which Turkey considers a terrorist group, Fidan was blunt. "If you try to create unrest in another country by supporting a group ...