Tehran’s increasingly vulnerable position in the region has energized opposition activists and spurred hardliners to endorse the pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Israel is celebrating the fall of Assad because it breaks the noose that Iran had been patiently tightening around Israel’s borders in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Tehran’s pincer is now broken and rendered useless. From the point of view of Israel’s wider conflict with the Islamic Republic, the collapse of Assad’s regime is a strategic victory.

Israel and Turkey have entered into a diplomatic spat, with both sides accusing the other of occupying Syria in statements made on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry published a statement that it condemned Israel's decision to expand settlements in the Golan Heights.

Israel launched a powerful attack in Syria. This is considered the most intense strike since 2012. The attack occurred after the fall of the Assad regime. It targeted areas in the northwestern region of Syria.