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On Sunday last week, Damascus fell to Salafi terrorists and other imperialist-aligned forces. Regardless of the flaws of the ousted government, this is a horrible situation for the Syrian proletariat as well as for the people of Palestine, Lebanon and others. We can only hope for the perseverance of the Syrian workers and the remaining anti-colonial resistance.
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Iran is unfortunately not painting the right picture.
Most of Iran's military help withdrew from Syria months before this happened, especially after the large attacks by Israel against Iran in Syria, like the embassy attack.
Although I don't have confirmation or evidence, but I rly doubt Assad would refuse Iran help. I could believe that he maybe didn't request it though, but still unsure.
Pezeshkian has been aiming for normalizing and de-escalation with the West, and we're seeing the effects of that.
It is true that Assad was also seeking to normalize with Arab states such as UAE and Saudi in attempt to break the suffocating sanctions. This may have made Iran more weary of support, but ultimately they were doing the same thing.