When Will Iran Let Go of Syria?

 

JERUSALEM—Syrian and Iranian interests and loyalties have been wed together for decades. But all of that is about to change—particularly now that we are witnessing the last days of Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship.

While the rest of the world wonders about Syria’s next regime, what matters most, from a prophetic standpoint, is how this regime change will impact Syria’s alliance with Iran. As you know, if you’ve been reading the Trumpet, God says these two state sponsors of terror will soon part ways. And as difficult as this would have been to imagine just a few years ago, now many commentators are seeing a clear break in the alliance. Even some Iranian officials are openly talking about it!

Earlier this month, during a Trumpet podcast, we pointed you to a Wall Street Journal piece about the debate in Iran over whether or not it should continue to offer support for Assad. According to the Journal, “Dissent over Iran’s support of Mr. Assad has appeared to grow, largely from diplomats in the Foreign Ministry, signaling to some analysts that Tehran is at least considering a backup plan—such as reaching out to the opposition and advocating reform and a quiet transition—should Mr. Assad fall” (July 11).

Writing in Al-Monitor on July 19, Laura Rozen quoted one Iranian analyst who said that as the Assad ship sinks, Iran won’t go down with it. The analyst said, “Ayatollah Khamenei is most likely to leave Assad the moment he realizes that his regime has no chance of survival.”

As early as 1994, my father expounded on a prophecy in Psalm 83, which reveals that some Arab nations today will soon ally themselves with Germany. In the same article, he told Trumpet readers he believed Iran would be the prophesied “king of the south”—and that it would eventually clash with the German-led European Union. Therefore, Iran would not ally itself with Germany. Syria, however, would—which is why we have long known about the forthcoming divorce between Syria and Iran.

It’s not a matter of if—only when.