The domino effect: How the fall of Assad's regime opened the door to war with Iran

Egyptian commentator Samah Askari argues in an article in Maariv that the fall of the Assad regime in Syria enabled the opening of the campaign between Israel and Iran and the attacks in the Gulf states. According to him, Syria served as an Arab security anchor, and its collapse created a vacuum that allowed regional escalation. Askari clarifies that he never supported Assad and even used to criticize him, but his analysis is based on the needs of Arab national security, similar to the official Egyptian position that saw Syria as an anchor whose collapse constitutes a collective threat. He concludes by appealing to his readers: "How do you explain the outbreak of war in the Gulf states and the great threat to them after the fall of this man? Just don't tell me it's a coincidence, because politics does not recognize coincidences."