ASPI Senior Fellow Mark Watson says Iran “relied on Syria” to be a land bridge for its proxies. Syrian rebel forces have announced Mohammed al-Bashir will take the reins as the country's ...

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Now, Iran has largely withdrawn its forces from Syria—where the rebels who toppled al-Assad have no particular fondness for the Islamic Republic—leaving Tehran without its “land bridge” to ...

Iran-backed groups form a land bridge across the Middle East and connect in an alliance that Tehran calls the "Axis of Resistance." Here’s what to know about the alliance that includes Hamas in ...

Syria was Iran’s main state ally in the Middle East and a critical land bridge to Hezbollah—the most powerful militia in Tehran’s self-labeled “axis of resistance” alliance. Iran ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...