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The demise of the Assad regime in Syria caps a very bad year for its backer Iran. Syria has been a key part of Tehran’s regional strategy and so-called axis of resistance. But with Assad now gone, and other proxies across the Middle East severely weakened by Israel, the Islamic Republic’s influence and stability is now under threat.

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0:00 Iran’s bad year continues
3:18 Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Center for Middle East and Global Order

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