The Iranian regime has turned Syria into a proxy battleground as tensions between the US and Tehran increase in that theater. It is one of the major policies of Iran to turn other countries in the region into proxy battlegrounds in order to advance its political interests and hegemonic ambitions. The US military last week carried out airstrikes in Syria’s Deir Ezzor province
The repercussions of the open sectarian war sparked by the U.S. invasion of Iraq can still be felt throughout the region, says As`ad AbuKhalil, partly because of Iran's inaction.
By As`ad AbuKhalil
Special to Consortium News
I still remember the reverberations of the Iranian revolution in t
Protests are continuing across Iran as discontent grows over the government's failure to address deteriorating economic conditions one year after President Ebrahim Raisi's election victory.