The Syrian crisis and the political-security challenges of the Zionist regime in the face of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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1 PhD student in Regional Studies, Imam Hossein University

2 Assistant Professor of International Relations, Imam Sadegh (AS) University

Abstract

The Syrian crisis, undoubtedly, has been one of the most important milestone in the Middle East developments in the last two decades and the center of meeting the aims and interests of numerous regional and international actors. In the meantime, the Zionist regime was focused on the opportunities of this crisis, although it was initially focused on the prospect that this crisis would weaken or topple the Syrian political system and collapse the resistance axis in the region, but as time went on, it perceived challenges and threats emanating from this crisis more effectively in managing the crisis. in this context, the direct and direct presence of the islamic republic of iran in syria and along the borders of occupied Palestine became one of the priorities of the national security threat. Within this framework, the paper seeks to answer the question that the occurrence of the Syrian crisis followed by the presence of the Islamic Republic of Iran in this country, what threats are facing the Zionist regime? the results of this study show that the long - standing presence of the islamic republic of iran along with the borders of occupied Palestine and especially the opening of the third front of resistance in the Golan, created an extension of iran's geopolitical influence in levant and increasing the power of this regime under the israel area. Moreover, the continued presence of Iran in Syria does not only reinforce the ties of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the field currents of resistance, but it will allow for its effectiveness on the Palestinian refugees living in Levant, which can confront the Zionist regime in many internal and external challenges.

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