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The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was the highlight of an extremely bad year for Iranian regime.
The Islamic Republic suffered heavy blows in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, reducing the strength of his so-called Axis of Resistance. Its currency officially became the lowest valued in the world and when Israel has decimated its mediation forcesThe US has elected a president Iran so despises that it has spent years trying to kill him.
Here’s a look at the blows Ayatollah Ali Khameini and his regime have suffered in the past year:
The fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was the culmination of an extremely bad year for the Iranian regime. (Office of Iran’s Supreme Leader via AP, file)
April: A counterattack against Israel failed to cause any damage
In April, Israel bombed the Iranian embassy in Syria, prompting Iran to retaliate with more than 300 drones and missiles aimed at Israel. But Israel cooperated with the US, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to shoot down almost every missile and drone.
May: the president died in a helicopter crash
Late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash while visiting a remote area. Iran blamed dense fog for the accident. Raisi was a protégé and potential successor of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khameini.
July: Hamas commander-in-chief removed
As Iran inaugurated a new president this summer, Israel infiltrated to remove Hamas commander Ismail Haniyeh while he was visiting Tehran for the inauguration. While Haniyeh was staying at a VIP government guest house, Israel detonated a remote-controlled bomb.
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October: Hamas leader and architect of October 7 attack killed
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out the attack Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar after meeting him on a routine patrol in the Gaza City of Rafah. Sinwar was the mastermind of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and was one of the most wanted men in the war.
Hamas has lost thousands of fighters and much of its leadership to Israeli attacks and is nowhere near the threatening force on Israel’s borders that Iran hoped it would be.
The IDF killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar after encountering him on a routine patrol in the Gaza City of Rafah. (AP)
November: Trump elected
Iran’s currency fell to an all-time low following news of Trump’s election and expectations that he might restore the “maximum pressure” policy.
Iran’s rial has fallen 46% this year, making it officially the world’s least valuable currency.
Iran has long vowed revenge for Trump’s authorization of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani in 2019 – and US intelligence has revealed that Tehran is plotting to assassinate the president-elect.
After Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, imposed tough sanctions on the regime to stop its funding of proxies abroad, barring US citizens from trading with Iran or handling Iranian money.
He also punished entities in other countries that did business with Iran, cutting them off from the dollar.
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President Joe Biden they have often balked at implementing such sanctions, wanting to bring Tehran back to the negotiating table to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons and fearing a rise in global oil prices.
Iran’s currency fell to an all-time low following news of Trump’s election and expectations that he might restore the “maximum pressure” policy. (AP Images)
Iran gained access to more than $10 billion through a State Department a waiver from sanctions that allowed Iraq to continue buying energy from Iran, which the Biden administration says is necessary to keep the lights on in Baghdad.
November: Hezbollah signs a ceasefire with Israel
In the fall, Israel shifted much of its efforts toward beating Hezbollah after a series of cross-border attacks by the Lebanese militant group. Israel targeted Hezbollah’s leadership and detonated hundreds of pagers used by the group to communicate. In late November, Hezbollah agreed to a cease-fire that required both it and Israel to end their armed presence in southern Lebanon.
Both sides claimed the other had violated the fragile truce, but it reportedly lasted for weeks.
December: Assad falls
Syrian rebels sent Iran’s Quds Force, an extension of the Revolutionary Guards, on the run as they captured Damascus and ousted President Bashar al-Assad. Iranian forces have been in Syria supporting Assad since the civil war broke out in 2011, but have been reduced since wars broke out elsewhere in the Middle East.
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The new Syrian government is supposed to be run by Sunni Muslims, hostile to Iran’s Shiite government. And Iran lost a key supply line through Syria he was arming Hezbollah in its fight against Israel.
