The keystone of Iran’s strategy in the Arab Middle East is its capacity to support Bashar Assad’s regime.
Post-Nuclear Agreement: It’s Syria, Stupid!
Bashar al-Assad waves to the mourners as he walks behind the coffin of his father the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad at the start of the state funeral in Damascus June 13. Bashar still has no official government title but headed for the presidency after a referendum expected in July - RTXJSQJ