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The Middle East's conflicts are analyzed through the lens of 'proxies and levers,' where state actors use non-state groups to project power and achieve strategic goals. This approach, while avoiding direct military costs, often results in prolonged violence, instability, and humanitarian crises, complicating peace efforts in the region.

Field Marshal Asim Munir recently told Shia clerics that those who “love Iran so much” should “go to Iran” — a remark widely condemned by community leaders as provocative and offensive. But the Shia-Sunni divide in the Islamic world is not new

Israel may see advantage in a weaker Iran. But the world has seen before what weak or failing states in West Asia export — insecurity, disruption and spillover

While the current conflict is largely a war involving three countries — two vs one, Iran’s decision to bomb Gulf countries in retaliation of US-Israeli strikes has brought to fore the decades-old Shia-Sunni tensions, always simmering underneath

The United States imposed sanctions today on supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, including a middleman it alleged buys oil for the regime from the Islamic State group.

The White House released an information sheet making its case for the syrian regime's involvement in the Duma attack shortly after President Donald Trump announced targeted strikes on Syria in collaboration with the UK and France to retaliate against it.

The first trial in France of officials of the syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad is to begin on Tuesday, with three top security officers to be tried in absentia for complicity in crimes against humanity and war crimes. Lawyer Clemence Bectarte, who represents the Dabbagh family and the International Federation for Human Rights, said the trial was a new reminder that "under no circumstances" should relations with the Assad regime be normalised.

India was among 11 countries which on Thursday voted in favour of a UNSC resolution that sought to slap sanctions on the syrian regime but which was vetoed by Russia and China.

At least 35 combatants including 26 pro-regime forces were killed Saturday in clashes and air strikes that erupted at dawn in northwestern Syria. The flare-up came as Russian-backed regime forces tried to retake two villages seized by jihadists and allied rebels earlier this month.

Iran’s political system is built upon the doctrine of Velayat-e-Faqih, which places ultimate political and religious authority in the hands of the Supreme Leader. The leadership of Ruhollah Khomeini and later Ali Khamenei ensured continuity and ideological coherence for more than forty years. The sudden death of Ali Khamenei during a major regional conflict therefore represents a profound political shock.

His remarks came after President Donald Trump announced targeted strikes on Syria in collaboration with the UK and France to retaliate against the April 7 chemical attack in the Syrian town of Duma.

A White House official said that he environment and circumstances in Syria is much more different from that in Libya, with whom it is often compared.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict via a network of sources across Syria, says it has recorded the deaths of more than 380,000 people.

The European Union on Monday decided to lift the arms embargo on the Syrian opposition after June 1.

A US pledge to step up military aid to Syrian rebels on the basis of alleged proof the regime had used chemical arms drew criticism today from UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Russia.

The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday called for those behind "massive scale" enforced disappearances in Syria over the past decade of conflict to be held accountable.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may be accused of genocide and unheard of brutalities, but he still enjoys support from enough countrymen — something which has probably prevented India from insisting on a change of regime in the war-torn country.

A secretive Syrian military unit has been moving stocks of chemical weapons to as many as 50 sites to make it harder for the US to track them, a media report said on Friday.

Built over decades with financial and military support, the coalition has largely stayed quiet in the face of strikes in Iran.

“The UN Security Council has called for immediate access for UN investigators on the ground in Damascus,” Downing Street said in a statement.