Assad and Brother Sentenced to Death in Absentia for War Crimes
βοΈ DAMASCUS β Assad condemned; the court that matters now is in Tehran. π LOOK CLOSER: Syria's new government formalizing Assad's death sentence closes the door on any restoration scenario β removing Iranian leverage over Damascus. Syria is already lost to Tehran's arc, but this accelerates the new government's Western alignment and forecloses Iranian use of Syrian territory as strategic depth. Timing during Hormuz confrontation strips Tehran of one more card.
