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As Iranian power recedes, Turkey and its Sunni allies are filling the vacuum

2025 could be a year of tremendous uncertainty in the Middle East

By Jonathan Spyer

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As Iranian power recedes, Turkey and its Sunni allies are filling the vacuum
Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) fighters move past abandoned Syrian army military equipment and vehicles, as they reach al-Safirah town southeast of Aleppo city on December 3 (Getty Images)

What is happening in Syria is a microcosm of the dynamics of the Middle East

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Houthis take part in a pro-Palestinian rally in Sanaa amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images)

By avoiding confrontation with Iran and its proxies the West is stoking up further aggression

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (HASSAN AMMAR/AFP via Getty Images)

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