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Militias could push the Syrian president towards Iran

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SYRIA

President Bashar al-Assad does not control most of the local and foreign militias that operate in his name in Syria. Some of those follow the policies of Iran’s Islamic Revolution…

Damascus will likely fail to stem currency collapse

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SYRIA

The Syrian pound’s weakening beyond 1,000 to the dollar on the parallel market has exposed the chronic weakness of the economy, even as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces move…

Israel’s Syria strike may precede a new US operation

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SYRIA

Initial reports blamed the United States, which had been expected to react strongly to allegations of a devastating chemical attack on the last rebel outpost in Eastern Ghouta…

Contested Syrian oil will have limited economic impact

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SYRIA

This depreciation reflects the underlying weakness of the government’s financial position. Political and territorial advances in favour of President Bashar al-Assad -- most…

Lebanon will bargain for more Syrian refugee returns

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LEBANON/SYRIA

The country’s economic crisis and the Christian community's demographic fears have increased anti-refugee sentiment, which politicians weaponised around the May 2022 elections. In…

Iran will struggle to maintain its position in Syria

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IRAN

Russia is encouraging a rapprochement between Turkey and Syria that does not explicitly include Iran, a key economic and military backer of the Damascus government. Tehran worries…

Prospects for the Middle East in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for the Middle East in 2023.

Iran regional policy will bolster IRGC political power

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IRAN

Iran's armed forces have suffered a number of high-profile casualties in Syria and Iraq in recent weeks. General Mohammad Ali Allah-Dadi was killed in an Israeli airstrike inside…

Israel will play up Syria actions but avoid escalation

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ISRAEL

This comes amid a recent rise in Israeli military operations in Syria as part of efforts to prevent Iranian military entrenchment and supply of weapons to sympathetic groups.

Israel and Iran will play a zero-sum game in Syria

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ISRAEL/IRAN

The Israeli military said it hit over 50 targets, including intelligence sites, logistics compounds, military posts and warehouses, as well as Syrian air defences that mobilised…