Iran
![Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (C-L) is received by new Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (C-R) in Damascus on Monday.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/54dda6a0-c10b-11ef-9f5a-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"AL-SHARAA","hash":"8fe2d4c6b92eb8c2ac6715a5342f24840b8b1b6df7bf09573bd525ee7d482f15","title":"Jordanian%2C%20Qatari%20envoys%20meet%20Syria's%20new%20leader","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/f2500ed94fed4b59d9841d0005611dbdf70a4333.webp)
!['World has history of once-radical rebel leaders having to moderate to face realities of governance'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/34ff0012-bf04-11ef-a6f5-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA%20AND%20'GOOD%20GOVERNANCE'","hash":"b8f2a1951d1cfc2318bd38e16eff550fe67a7959019074c7374cc9fdf9a08b6b","title":"US-HTS%3A%20Focus%20on%20representation%20or%20'imposing%20Western%20framework'%3F","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241220_180139_181738_CS.webp)
!['This is the best moment for a comprehensive peace effort' in the Middle East: expert](https://s.france24.com/media/display/cdd38cae-bcc0-11ef-a814-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"ISRAEL%20GAZA%20WAR","hash":"9a59844064dfb5ea3398e22ac2e95858306ece4a0101d751b94b38bd452ecbff","title":"'This%20is%20the%20best%20moment%20for%20a%20comprehensive%20peace%20effort'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241217_223118_224520_CS.webp)
![Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him](https://s.france24.com/media/display/9c6ae6ea-bbed-11ef-a772-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FALL%20OF%20ASSAD%20REGIME","hash":"46137970dae61c6802fdf3e8d3940f8b375868d35266659bf0f4ba92340b00b6","title":"Ousted%20dictator%20breaks%20silence%2C%20says%20had%20no%20plans%20to%20leave%20Syria","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241216_210601_210724_CS.webp)
![Former Assad officers fear HTS retribution after regime falls](https://s.france24.com/media/display/b95e76de-bbe5-11ef-9b9e-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE%2024%20REPORT","hash":"9dffa50c91cf7759c6a71060674b0bbb51c165e5212538f1d00d1b0000e96b64","title":"Former%20Syrian%20regime%20officers%20fear%20HTS%20retribution","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241216_203212_203500_CS.webp)
On the ground
Middle East
![Iranians struggling to make ends meet](https://s.france24.com/media/display/a913af0e-bbc4-11ef-85c9-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE%2024%20REPORT","hash":"3fdf83d5357e7148e66d5fcc66bbcb42e22319aa0f98f7c52d808cb3907d97a8","title":"Iranians%20struggling%20to%20make%20ends%20meet","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241216_153543_153812_CS.webp)
!['Syria one of the most underfunded humanitarian catastrophes in years'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/f26e321c-bbad-11ef-b4ff-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"LONG%20JOURNEY%20BACK","hash":"478f6a29908e4efe93bc9f5cfd8160650edff89774a0ea602e84907e31e02fe3","title":"'Syrians%20need%20to%20feel%20safe%3A%20Not%20just%20on%20street%20but%20also%20in%20their%20minds'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241216_080524_081217_CS.webp)
!['Iran becoming more & more isolated': Erdogan believes he has 'more say in Arab world' than Khamenei](https://s.france24.com/media/display/dc5875aa-bb9e-11ef-92d1-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"IRAN'S%20LOSS%2C%20TURKEY'S%20GAIN","hash":"52fea5c6665dcc57cae8416adcc92e551ac1bc91eb5bfd6bc4c1668776a4cfcf","title":"US%20welcomes%20'conflict%20between%20Turkey%20%26%20Iran%2C%20at%20least%20rhetoric'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241212_180832_181848_CS.webp)
![Iranian society 'disillusioned, fatigued': Hijab law will 'further marginalise, delegitimize regime'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/034c5262-bb81-11ef-adcf-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"'IRAN%20IS%20GOING%20BACKWARD'","hash":"803219c03985e99ec07ee52161322e8cab242a7bbe4218a2ca860a9ccdedc38b","title":"Hijab%20law%20'demasks%20dehumanising%20attitude%20towards%20population'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241213_080906_081616_CS.webp)
!['Unprecedented' in history of UN: An institution 'dedicated to determining fate of missing Syrians'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/51327042-b7e9-11ef-b714-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"100%2C000%20SYRIANS%20MISSING","hash":"9f509d0bb1f0ed4aa5781607c6bab8d6c56438c30739f4d74f16285419f468d1","title":"'Holding%20Jolani%20accountable'%3A%20UN%20entity%20seeks%20'access%20immediately'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241211_130428_131225_CS.webp)
!['HTS wants one thing: Stability in Syria, it does not want to fight the Kurds'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/39db2e06-b71d-11ef-a379-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"'US%20must%20play%20important%20role'","hash":"44867d1ed9de497b131a9be983d9643b7ad16bb8d21fd2fb808075d380e2a2a7","title":"Turkey%20wants%20to%20'prevent%20deal%20between%20Damascus%2C%20Syrian%20Kurds'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241210_150347_151203_CS.webp)
![Iran's proximity to Assad will hinder any effort to open channels with rebel groups, analyst says](https://s.france24.com/media/display/a1158d0e-b66a-11ef-89f8-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FALL%20OF%20ASSAD%20REGIME","hash":"dd9894de4b861e87751b0f5565b387be0a48d3bfd91c0a83792dafb25f8eed64","title":"Iran's%20attempts%20to%20reach%20out%20to%20rebel%20groups%20a%20'tall%20order'%3A%20analyst","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241209_210559_211151_CS.webp)
![Global inaction for fourteen years 'biggest trauma': former Syrian political prisoner](https://s.france24.com/media/display/f5e80e58-b663-11ef-ae38-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FALL%20OF%20ASSAD%20REGIME","hash":"2102c16779f54c48553a65e1ec526da0854049a952b095a6ee3dd1a6a9c66c2b","title":"World%20inaction%20for%20fourteen%20years%20was%20'biggest%20trauma'%2C%20former%20Assad%20political%20prisoner%20says","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241209_201500_202135_CS.webp)
![Transitional Syrian government must represent 'all groups in civil society', beyond armed factions](https://s.france24.com/media/display/05566f30-b649-11ef-89d2-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"HTS%3A%20'A%20CONCILIATORY%20SHIFT'","hash":"5dd8f4eac3a8c04d000210d27e20175f83c0814c95c5d69b80b746019bf3c58f","title":"'HTS%20have%20undergone%20a%20major%20transition%20in%20how%20they%20operate'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241209_130705_131657_CS.webp)
![FRANCE 24](https://s.france24.com/media/display/3f68933c-b645-11ef-bbd6-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"'A%20SYRIA%20FOR%20ALL%20SYRIANS'","hash":"4068bf5d07787424f6ed5f3d4989d1a444e8b4887fc1fbb5fe08de118f5f9403","title":"'Syrians%20deserve%20the%20time%20to%20celebrate%20and%20to%20mourn'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/capture-1460124221675711a834b770.20266614.webp)
![Iran and Russia, the two big losers following Assad's ouster from Syria](https://s.france24.com/media/display/1bad0e3e-b643-11ef-8652-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"ba15fd36f7542253810144fa4de2bb019bbc00f62995bea5b6a1d271ce43a2bc","title":"Iran%20and%20Russia%2C%250Athe%20two%20big%20losers","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241209_161341_161709_CS.webp)
Analysis
Middle East
![Fall of Assad: Will Russia & Iran 'intervene in Syria or support stability rather than destruction?'](https://s.france24.com/media/display/487061b8-b61c-11ef-a452-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"WILL%20US%20PROTECT%20THE%20KURDS%3F","hash":"aa5fa74550c617f773fd736ca6cc8dcd5fa79da0cb646e80b7836bc188a4ceb1","title":"After%2054-year%20authoritarian%20rule%2C%20Syrians%20seek%20'hope%20%26%20opportunity'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241209_080906_081538_CS.webp)