Some U.S. officials talked about an “axis” of authoritarian nations, but the American and Israeli war with Iran has exposed ...

Assad's 24-year rule ended abruptly as a coalition of rebel forces, led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched a rapid offensive that overwhelmed government defenses and captured Damascus within 12 ...

For decades, Western policymakers have underestimated Iran’s soft power, focusing narrowly on dismantling its military and ...

After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new Syria is rising from the disastrous legacy of the toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad. His photos have been torn from the walls, as people ...

The possibility of another war in the Middle East has sucked attention, energy and resources away from Ukraine.

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad ...

Premieres Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Syria's uncertain future under Jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Correspondent Martin ...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) apprehended members of a cell in Syria who were working on behalf of the Iranian Islamic ...

This change of tone, however fleeting, came after the intense U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear-development sites this week, Iran's retaliatory yet restrained attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar and ...

The U.S. should come with maximal demands, not only on the nuclear program but also on Iran’s ballistic missiles and network ...

Two weeks after America’s unprecedented military strikes into Iran, the situation in the Middle East has stabilized and focus ...