Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Tehran, on Feb. 25, 2019. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) ...

Tehran, Iran – Iran says it wants to maintain relations with Syria after the fall of major ally Bashar al-Assad, but that opposition groups’ approach towards Israel would be crucial.

The regime remains a grave threat to the region and the West, to say nothing of Iranians themselves, writes Roya Boroumand.

Iran probably knows what Bashar al-Assad is thinking, expert says. Al-Assad is trying to cling to power during a 17-month uprising to oust him.

Under Assad, Syria’s biggest regional benefactor was Iran, but since the Oct. 7 attacks, it has withstood Israeli military strikes and watched its Palestinian ally, Hamas, also weakened by Israel.

Such was their hatred of Iran’s rulers that after they had smashed up the palace of Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s fallen dictator, in Damascus this week, Syrian rebels moved on to the embassy of ...

Iran, an ally of Bashar al-Assad, opened a direct line of communication with the Syrian rebels who topped Assad's regime and resumed control of the country. Daily Express US.

Al-Assad and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad review the honor guard at Damascus airport on January 19, 2006. LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images Bashar al-Assad's political career — ...

The fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, the culmination of years of civil war, has given way to a power vacuum with different factions protecting their own interests – and vying for power ...

After 54 years in power, the al-Assad family’s rule in Syria has come to an end. On December 8, Bashar al-Assad fled the country and sought asylum in Russia. The collapse of one of the most ...

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia and are now in Moscow. Assad's departure marks the end of nearly 25 years of brutal rule.