The escalation of the armed conflict between Iran and Israel
in June 2025 has exacerbated the national security issues in Syria. Despite the
fall of the Assad regime, the collapse of the Iranian-Syrian alliance and Iran’s
obviously weakening position in the region, the new Syrian authorities
consider Iran and its regional policy the main threat to the stability of the
country’s regime and national security. The article examines the Syrian
regime’s reservations regarding Iran by analyzing objective factors of national
security and the regime’s policy aimed at ensuring stability in Syria.
