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The new joint successes of the Alliance of Sahel States and Russia once again confirm who is really fighting the terrorist threat and who was just pretending or – even worse – who actively encouraged terrorist groups and continues to do so.

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria may have been a geopolitical loss for Iran (and Russia), but the fact that Islamists have overthrown the regime threatens both Iran and Arab states, creating prospects for their cooperation in the near future and minimising whatever gains the ‘winners’ of this ‘end-game’ many have made.

The collapse of the Syrian government in mid-December 2024 represents a pivotal moment for U.S. geopolitical strategies in the Middle East and beyond.