Iran faces a staggering blow to its regional influence as the swift collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime reveals Tehran’s limited capacity to protect its allies, leaving it scrambling for explanations, Breitbart reported.
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, Assad reached out to Iran for assistance after rebels began seizing key cities and advancing on Damascus. However, Iranian officials informed him that any support would be “limited in nature if it came at all.”
Syrian officials stated that Iran blamed Assad for failing to prepare for the attack and cited Israeli airstrike threats as a reason for withholding reinforcements. An Iranian plane bound for Syria was reportedly diverted to avoid such strikes.
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