Why Iran can’t Stand up for the al-Assad Government: Russia isn’t Offering Air Support

The strategic situation in Syria is dire for the Baathist government of Bashar al-Assad. Typically in military history, if an invader takes the capital of the other country, it secures its victory. Damascus is the prize. Damascus has an Achilles heel. It is landlocked, deep in the south of the country, and far from the [...]