Middle East power balance shifts as Assad leaves Damascus for good
Long-time Syrian leader **Bashar al-Assad** unexpectedly fled to Moscow ending his familys half-century rule. This quick change reshapes Middle East politics and weakens Iranʼs influence across region
The quick end of Bashar al-Assadʼs control over Syria marks a big change in Middle-East politics — similar to what happened when Berlin Wall fell down in late 80s. After ruling for more than 50 years the Assad family lost power in just a few days which shows how fast things can change in this region
The old system where Syria Iran and their friends worked together against West and Israel is breaking apart. Syria was important because it helped Iran send stuff to its friend-group Hezbollah in Lebanon; however they didnt really care about helping Palestinians (even though they said they did)
Iran thought it had a good deal with Syria but things went wrong. After problems started in Syria around 13 years ago Iran had to help Assad stay in power: they sent Hezbollah and other groups to fight for him. This made Syria depend on Iran which wasnt good for anyone except Tehran
Russia joined this mess when US stopped paying attention to Middle-East. Moscow got military spots in Syria and tried to look strong — but they didnt really care about Iran or Assad. Now Russia left Assad alone; this makes Iran look weak and its friends in Lebanon Iraq and Yemen are worried
The new Middle-East will be different: Israel and its new Arab friends will have more power. They can work on business deals without worrying about Iran causing problems. This means the old way of doing things — where some countries always fought against West and Israel — is done: just like communism ended in 89
