After Assad’s fall in Syria, could Iran’s Khamenei be next?
The days of Iran’s unchecked regional ascendancy are over. Whether Khamenei can avoid Assad’s fate remains an open question, but the parallels between the two leaders are increasingly difficult to ignore.

The recent resignation of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his decision to seek refuge in Russia represents a seismic shift in Middle East politics.
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