Fri 17 May 2019: The Iranian-Syrian alliance stretches back over three decades, constituting one of the most enduring alliances among authoritarian regimes in the region. When the relationship began in the early 1980s, Damascus had the upper hand and then-Syrian president Hafez al-Assad was keen to maintain a formal distance with the Islamic Republic and … Continue reading SPECIAL REPORT: The Assad Regime: Iran’s Proxy in the Syrian Civil War