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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/08/iran-assad-syria-axis-resistance/
Fall of Assad in Syria Deals Serious Blow to Iran's "Axis of Resistance"
(Washington Post) Susannah George - The rapid fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, coming hard on devastating losses suffered by Hizbullah, has dealt a serious blow to Iran's "axis of resistance." After devoting a great deal of blood and treasure to propping up the Assad regime, only to watch its investment fail in a matter of days, Tehran hasn't only lost a client; it has seen its ability to project power, key to its own security, upended. As officials in Tehran spent money on far-flung militias, they told Iranians that the network provided a layer of protection: It allowed them to fight their adversaries abroad, rather than at home. Assad's fall has prompted sharp criticism of Tehran's policy inside Iran. "No one has the right to spend the nation's dollars to maintain spiderwebs anymore," Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, a former member of parliament, wrote on X.