Tehran may have assumed there would be opportunities to exploit in Syria’s likely instability in the future.

Discussing Iranian and Israeli engagement with Syria in an era free of Assad.

Treating the "axis of resistance" as a monolith ignores important uncertainties about their future bonds.

Since launching its all-out assault on Ukraine, Russia has drawn closer to China, Iran, and North Korea. But have they really formed an “axis?” Their interests have aligned but not merged. It makes little sense and can be even counterproductive to treat these four countries, each guided by its own vision, as a unified coalition.

For the foreseeable future, maritime trade through the Red Sea will remain a hostage to Ansar Allah and Iran. They will likely use this to secure concessions elsewhere.

Egypt and Jordan are caught in the middle.