Syria’s Ministry of Interior has released the results of a sweeping three-month counter-terrorism campaign, underscoring a major shift in the country’s security architecture following the fall of the Assad regime. The joint operation, conducted by the General Intelligence Service and the Ministry’s Counter-Terrorism Directorate, led to the arrest of 235 …

Syria has rejected U.S. proposals to intervene militarily or logistically against Hezbollah in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, despite incentive packages involving economic support and political arrangements, a Lebanese diplomatic source told Syria TV on Monday. The source said Lebanese officials have been fully briefed on recent U.S. diplomatic efforts aimed at …

Key Takeaways Iran is attempting to use the sequencing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding’s (MoU) clauses to make the United States meet Iranian demands regarding Lebanon and economic relief before Iran agrees to discuss nuclear issues. Iran and the United States held quadrilateral talks with Qatari and Pakistani mediators …