In just 12 days, the Assad family, which had ruled Syria for over 50 years, collapsed in an instant, which is truly lamentable.

According to Russian media reports, Bashar al Assad and his family have arrived in Moscow for refuge. After negotiations with multiple conflicting parties in Syria, Assad resigned from the presidency, left Syria, and ordered a peaceful transfer of power.

The regime change in Syria, which holds an important position in the Middle East geopolitical map, will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the regional situation.

Just as the opposition occupied Damascus and Assad sought refuge in Russia, Israel also began to exploit Syria.

On December 8th local time, Israel first launched intensive airstrikes on key weapons warehouses in Syria under the pretext of “destroying strategic weapons that may fall into the hands of hostile forces”, and took the opportunity to occupy a Syrian outpost located on Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights.

Subsequently, Israel directly sent troops across the Israel Syria border demilitarized zone and drove straight into the Syrian border.

This also represents the first public entry of Israeli ground forces into Syrian territory since the Fourth Middle East War.

Israel claims that it is solely for the sake of ensuring its own national security and that “the Israeli military will not interfere in Syria’s internal affairs”.

The inconsistency between Israel’s words and actions of “non-interference” and sending troops fully exposes the Netanyahu government’s attempt to take advantage of the situation, erode more land in Syria, create established facts, and achieve the strategic goal of expanding Israel’s territory.

Iran in a dilemma.
After Hamas and Hezbollah suffered major setbacks in their conflict with Israel, the Assad regime, which also came from Shia Islam, collapsed instantly, greatly weakening Iran’s “resistance arc” in the Middle East.
If the political and military struggle with Israel continues to escalate, it may be difficult for Iran to resist with its existing strength.
If strategic contraction is chosen, Iran’s position as the leader of Shia Islam in the Middle East may be endangered, which will have a significant impact on its regional influence.
The experience of Iran in the “turmoil” in the Middle East in 2024, coupled with the uncertainty brought by Trump’s return, has made Persians enter the upcoming year of 2025 with anxiety and unease.
Secretly delighted America.

After Assad fled, Joe Biden immediately made a speech on the situation in Syria, saying that “this is a historic moment” and promising that the United States will help the new regime in Syria to transition in the future.

But compared with Joe Biden’s positive statement, all forces are more concerned about Trump’s attitude!

On December 8th local time, Trump stated on social media that Syria is in chaos and the United States should not be involved. This is not a battle for the United States and should not intervene.

The standard ‘signature’ response is in line with Trump’s consistent diplomatic stance.

But listen carefully, no matter how you look at Trump’s remarks, they clearly carry the hidden joy of beneficiaries. The fall of the Assad regime has deprived the United States of an important strategic rival in the Middle East and dealt a heavy blow to anti American forces in the Arab world. How can Trump not be happy!

Although the United States has adhered to a strategic contraction policy in the Middle East for over a decade, this time it has pulled out an anti American fortress in the Middle East without personally intervening. No wonder Trump appears to be making a fortune quietly

Russia, which is benevolent and righteous.
Previously, Russia was deeply involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and failed to provide strong assistance when the Syrian Assad regime was facing a crisis.
However, despite the decline of the Assad regime, Russian President Putin made the decision to provide political asylum to Assad and his family as soon as possible.
The Russian government has publicly stated that “Russia will not betray its friends in difficult situations, that is the difference between Russia and the United States
Russia has done its utmost to provide shelter for the fallen Assad.
However, after the fall of the Assad regime, Russia will have to reduce its power layout in Syria and even the Middle East, and its influence will inevitably be greatly reduced.
It is worth noting that two days before occupying Damascus (on the 6th of this month), the Syrian opposition issued a statement in Chinese, writing a seemingly “very sincere” guarantee letter, showing goodwill to China thousands of miles away.

The Syrian opposition’s move indicates two points: firstly, in the current situation where power is not yet stable, the Syrian opposition is unwilling to offend the powerful China; The second is how to manage the Syrian Chinese relations in the “post Assad era”, which is an important concern for the Syrian opposition after seizing power.
But no matter where the situation in Syria goes in the future, China will always stand on the side of upholding international fairness and justice, and on the side of ensuring the safety and well-being of the Syrian people.
We should not only listen to the Syrian opposition’s commitment to ensuring the safety of Chinese citizens, but also observe their actions.