Last year, just three weeks after Ayatollah Khamenei's special message to Bashar al-Assad, the dictatorship in Syria came to a rapid end. This marked a significant loss for the Islamic Republic, as Syria was considered the "most important bastion and axis of resistance" for Khamenei. He now faces a series of speeches and messages regarding the "resistance front," promising repeated victories, which have recently been reiterated.

For years, Khamenei linked Assad's fate to the "resistance axis," believing that maintaining Assad's regime was essential to standing against the "bullying, power-seeking, and dominance of oppressive powers" in the Middle East. His defiance against Western calls for Assad’s removal now returns to him like a boomerang, reflecting the fragility of his position in regional dynamics.