It’s likely premature to say Syria is cracking as you don’t know what will follow if Assad should fall.
It’s nonsense to say Iran is cracking unless you mean cracking down. They are moving ahead with ICBM development and have the enrichment going full blast for nuclear material toward a bomb.
For all we know they already have a bomb or two. North Korea has been operating rogue for years. You don’t know what they have turned over to Iran let alone China or Pakistan.
This is not an easy situation to gauge let alone handle.
The best outcome would be for the Syrians to overthrow Baby Assad.
Their army may be imploding due to the rifts of literally shooting and bombing civilian cities.
Or it could be wishful thinking. Very fluid situation and not what this short article is saying.
My bet? Assad will fall and what comes behind , guaranteed will be worse... worse for all, but in the short run Iran will not lose.
The best outcome would be for the Syrians to overthrow
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Not likely now that Russia has stepped in. Russian troops are on standby. Russian aircraft carrier group parked at Tantos, Syria. The resistance quarter of Homs is being shelled flat.
They will not allow Syria to fall. Besides they would like to see how all those shiny new weapons they sold Syria work in combat - big money and all, you know.
NATO (the US) cannot step in, short of starting a shooting war with Russia.
The Syria Army has rallied and recommited to Assad. Rogue elements have been “marginalized”.