The Syrian War and Its Consequences for the Region

Today the scene in Syria is clear to all, where someone who may have contributed to them yesterday may have sold them out today. The Syrian regime was empowered by Russia, Iran, and the U.S. However, today, after the advancement of opposition factions toward Damascus, we can confidently ascertain that Bashar al-Assad’s regime was run by these other states because Assad himself is not capable of running a state and people like Syria and Syrians.

Why did the idea of regime change take hold at this exact time after a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon? It seems that the overthrow of the Syrian government was planned beforehand.

The U.S. abandoned the Assad regime, Iran told the regime that it must sit at the negotiation table, and Iraq did not intervene militarily. All of this indicates the end of Iran’s hegemony in the region; Tehran is the biggest loser because its game has been exposed. Who was behind the destruction of Syria? It is Iraq and Yemen’s turn next to end the restrictions placed on the leaders of these countries by Iran.

The U.S. stance under President-elect Donald Trump will be strict imposition of new sanctions on Iran and its followers. With this, the region’s equation changes: There will be no Iranian hegemony over the Arab countries, though there will be support for these Arab countries, particularly from the gulf.

The effects of what is happening in Syria will ripple throughout the region, even affecting the Russia-Ukraine war. It’s the reality of the game invented by the U.S. with many U.S. economic components. If there were no war in the region, the U.S. economy would fall to its lowest levels. Everyone knows that the euro was at its peak recovery before the war and the dollar was at its lowest exchange rate on international markets. But the Russia-Ukraine war has returned the prestige of the dollar and the American economy back to the forefront.

The future holds many changes both internationally and in the Middle East.