The article is about Iran-Syria relations. Bilateral ties
between these countries were not friendly under Shah Reza Pahlavi
(1919-1980), despite a thaw in relations in the 1970s. Having lost the
U.S. support, Iran needed allies immediately after the Islamic revolution
(1978–1979), which led to a rapprochement with Syria. The Iranian
leadership also shared the Syrian point of view regarding Israel. All
these factors have encouraged the bilateral ties strengthening. Iran has
supported Bashar al-Assad's regime, providing Syria with both financial
and military assistance since the beginning of the Syrian crisis (2011).
