The Iranian Crescent – Part 3 - Syrian-Iranian Relations Since 2000
The article series "The Iranian Crescent" analyzes Iran's political, geostrategic and economic interests in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.
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Navvar Saban
Apr 295 min read
Military Operations along the Syrian-Jordanian Border: A Brief on the Anti-Terrorism Campaign
In the end of December 2023, The Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) have disclosed the cumulative totals of narcotics and weapons intercepted...
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Sasha El Alu
Apr 232 min read
The Syrian Badia: A Map of Influence, Control, and Ambiguous Operations
Following its “defeat” in 2019, the Islamic State (ISIS) adapted in response to both the new scope of its capabilities and the...
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Navvar Saban
Mar 79 min read
Analyzing Iranian-Orchestrated Attacks on U.S. Bases in Syria and Iraq Post Gaza War
Published Via Omran Center on March 07, 2024 Introduction The landscape of Middle Eastern conflict underwent a notable evolution in the...
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Navvar Saban
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Israel’s Response to Iran in Syria: Choosing Between Escalation and Accommodation
Published Via Middle East Institute on November 17, 2023 Summary Since 2013, Syria’s regime-controlled territories have witnessed...
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Navvar Saban
Mar 12, 20236 min read
Iran is still exporting oil to Hezbollah and the Assad regime. It’s using Syrian ports for transit.
Atlantic Council IranSource March 13, 2023 The Islamic Republic was one of the first foreign powers to take advantage of the uprising to...
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Navvar Saban
Mar 30, 20225 min read
Normalizing with the Assad regime, Different Approaches at Different Levels
Although it has not severed its relations with the regime, Jordan has taken positions close to the Syrian opposition over the past decade, b
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Navvar Saban
Nov 16, 20215 min read
How Iran used and is still using soft power in Syria
Iranian cultural expansion during the era of Bashar al-Assad was ten times greater than the one during his father's era.
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Navvar Saban
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Iran Soft-tools in Deir Ezzor: Real Estate as an example
Published Via ORSAM on November 02, 2021 Since the beginning of 2018, Iran has been able to launch its expansion project on the eastern...
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Navvar Saban
Aug 18, 20211 min read
Daraa Fragile Security Disrupted by Foreign Actors amid the Emergence of New Powers
Published Via ORSAM on August 19, 2021 The geographical location of southern Syria is the most important cause of conflict in and around...
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Navvar Saban
Aug 6, 20217 min read
The situation in Daraa is dire. Here’s how it might play out.
MENASource August 7, 2021 In a symbolic blow to the anti-government uprising born in Daraa in 2011, the Bashar al-Assad regime and...
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Navvar Saban
Jul 5, 20211 min read
The evolution of Iran - US dynamics in Syria
Despite varying international pressures over years, Iran intends to remain an influential actor on the ground and maintain cards of power an
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Navvar Saban
Jun 30, 20211 min read
ANALYSIS OF TERRITORIALCONTROL IN NORTHEAST SYRIA
Published Via ORSAM on July 01, 2021 This paper sheds light on the updated map of control in the eastern regions of Syria (al-Raqqa,...
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Navvar Saban
Nov 4, 20207 min read
Factbox: Iranian influence and presence in Syria
Published Via Atlantic Council on MENASource November 5, 2020 Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Iran has found...
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Navvar Saban
Nov 15, 20193 min read
Significant Economic Cooperation Between The Syrian Regime and Iran During 2018-19
Iran, a major ally and enabler of the Syrian regime, is increasingly engaged in competition over access to the Syrian economy now that there
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Navvar Saban
Jul 18, 20196 min read
Iranian Involvement in Syria’s Southern Front
Published Via Omran on July 19, 2019 This report presents a brief account of latest developments in southern Syria, covering the Daraa...
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Navvar Saban
May 19, 20193 min read
Military Escalation in North Hama: A Deal or a Dilemma?
Published Via Politico Today on May 20, 2019 The military escalation in the northern Hama countryside is part of the pressure on Turkey...
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Navvar Saban
Apr 14, 201910 min read
Iranian Infiltration in the Syrian Regime's Military and IDF Strikes Against Iranian Targets in Syria: 2017-2018
Published Via Omran Center on April 15, 2019 Introduction Iran was present in Syria from the very beginning of the revolution and was a...
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Navvar Saban
Mar 9, 20193 min read
Official Business Visits Between Iran and Syria 2019-18
Published Via Omran on March 10, 2019 Executive Summary The Syrian-Iranian Business Forum opened in Damascus in January 2019. In...
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Navvar Saban
Feb 10, 20196 min read
Profiling Top Private Security Companies in Syria
Published Via Omran Center on February 11, 2019 Executive Summary Before May 2013, private security companies’ tasks and activities in...
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