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Exposing themselves to the danger of unexploded ordnance, shepherd boys inspect an unexploded Iranian projectile that landed in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, March 4, 2026. (AP/Baderkhan Ahmad)
May 1, 2026, 12:56 pm
Once plagued by civil war, Syria now sells itself as a safe corridor amid Iran conflict
Damascus offers Baniyas port as an alternative to Hormuz oil route, as official says there’s no interest in allying with either one of its ‘strategic enemies,’ Iran and Israel
By ABBY SEWELL
Bullet holes deface a mural depicting the toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Adra town on the northeastern outskirts of Damascus, Syria, December 25, 2024. (Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
December 7, 2025, 8:27 pm
‘It’s all over’: The moment Iran abandoned Assad, days before he was deposed
In the lead-up to the fall of Damascus, the IRGC summoned the Syrian leader’s top generals and dropped a bombshell announcement: ‘From today, we are no longer responsible for you’
By Maher Al-Mounes
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, shakes hands with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, before their meeting in Tehran, Iran, on February 25, 2019. (SANA via AP)
May 1, 2025, 5:35 pm
Document shows Iran had imperial plans in Syria that were foiled by Assad’s collapse
A 33-page study found in Iran’s ransacked embassy in Damascus outlines what Tehran saw as its version of ‘Marshall Plan’ to economically and militarily control Syria
By John DAVISON, Allison Martell and Reade Levinson
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the JNS conference in Jerusalem, April 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 28, 2025, 4:34 am
Netanyahu: Israel stopped Iranian planes from reaching Syria ahead of Assad’s ouster
PM claims Tehran tried to send ‘one or two airborne divisions’ to help the Syrian leader shortly before his fall, says planes were intercepted by Israel and turned back
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting with Iranian goverment officials in Tehran on March 8, 2025. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
March 8, 2025, 7:37 pm
Iran’s Khamenei says Tehran will not negotiate under US ‘bully’ pressure
White House reiterates threat of military action or deal after Trump says he sent letter to Iran seeking talks with time running out to resolve issue: ‘We can’t let them have a nuke’
By Agencies
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to AFP during an interview at the Iranian consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 7, 2025. (Amer Hilabi/AFP)
March 7, 2025, 7:14 pm
Iran FM says no to nuclear talks with US under Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ policy
Araghchi says nuclear program cannot be destroyed in a military attack and warns any Israeli attempt to do so will ‘turn into a widespread fire in the region’
By Rania Sanjar
Israeli reporter Itai Anghel (left) walks through a crowd of Syrians in Damascus days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, December 2024 (Screenshot/Channel 12)
February 25, 2025, 7:18 pm
Days after Assad’s fall, Israeli reporter explores Iran’s ‘nerve center’ in Damascus
War reporter Itai Anghel finds piles of classified files, speaks to Syrian soldiers, and meets a Syrian Jew in ‘Uvda’ documentary aired Monday
By Nava Freiberg
Syria's then-de facto leader, now interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, walks in the presidential palace in Damascus, December 28, 2024. Mosa'ab Elshamy/ AP)
February 2, 2025, 12:23 pm
Syria’s interim president heads to Saudi Arabia on first diplomatic trip
In what is likely a signal to Iran, former rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Riyadh in bid to rebuild ties with Gulf giant after years of Iranian dominance in Damascus
By Jon Gambrell
A rebel fighter walks past a portrait of toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad at the 4th Division barracks of the dismantled Syrian army, in the town of Dummar near Damascus, on December 23, 2024. (Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
January 9, 2025, 2:07 pm
Iranian general says Assad blocked Tehran’s effort to open Syrian front against Israel
Behrouz Esbati says now-ousted Syrian leader refused multiple requests to let Iran-backed militias attack from country after October 7; acknowledges regime’s fall a ‘very big blow’
By ToI Staff
This handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on November 11, 2023, shows Syria's then-President Bashar al-Assad attending an emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency/AFP)
December 28, 2024, 1:52 am
Mossad chief was set to meet Assad in 2019 in bid to cut Syria-Iran ties — report
Strongman backed out at the last moment from Kremlin sit-down with Yossi Cohen, according to report, which quotes IDF intelligence unit’s years-long WhatsApp messages to Damascus
By ToI Staff
In this handout picture released by the Iranian presidential office, heads of state and delegates pose for a group picture during the D-8 summit in Cairo, on December 19, 2024. (IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP)
December 19, 2024, 11:01 pm
At Cairo summit, Muslim leaders envision Syria free of ethnic tensions, and of Israel
At D-8 conference of Muslim nations, Iran’s Pezeshkian blames Israel for regional turmoil, PA’s Abbas demands Jerusalem be ‘held accountable and punished’ for actions across region
By AFP and ToI Staff
An Iranian flag lies on the ground in front of the Islamic Republic's embassy in Damascus on December 9, 2024, a day after anti-government fighters ousted president Bashar al-Assad by taking the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
December 17, 2024, 1:30 pm
Iran awaiting ‘necessary conditions’ to reopen vandalized Syria embassy
Foreign Ministry says safety of staff must be ensured before it can reestablish its mission, which was ransacked when rebels ousted allied Assad regime
By AFP and ToI Staff
A Syrian anti-government fighter shoots at a large banner bearing a picture of Syria's deposed President Bashar Assad, hanging on the facade of a municipal building in the west-central city of Hama on December 5, 2024. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
December 13, 2024, 11:38 am
Hezbollah said to have helped Assad officials flee to Lebanon, sparking furor in Beirut
Newspaper opposed to terror group bemoans cost to Lebanon, risk of Israeli strikes; analyst says Israel apparently refrained from shooting down 4,000 evacuating Iranian troops
By ToI Staff
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran, December 11, 2024. (Screen capture via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 11, 2024, 1:16 pm
Khamenei says US, Israel were behind fall of Syrian regime, also alludes to Turkey
Iranian leader, in first remarks about Syria since sudden ouster of ally Assad, says Iran itself not weakened by rebel takeover, seeks to keep ‘friendly relations’ with country
By ToI Staff
People in Damascus celebrate on December 9, 2024, after Islamist-led rebels declared that they had taken the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive, sending former president Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
December 9, 2024, 11:54 pm
Syrian rebels grant amnesty to Assad conscripts as leaders discuss transfer of power
Rebel leader al-Golani touts experience of administration over small Idlib region; Tehran insider claims Assad became a burden, regime leaked location of Iranian commanders
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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