As Assad’s Dictatorship in Syria Ends, New Risks for the Middle East Are Huge

08/12/2024 22:41 New York Times

The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia’s bases in Syria are closed and Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.

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