With curtains down on 2024, we look at the defining moments and events that shaped a year of tragedies, triumphs and transformations for Iran and the world.

France claims its air force carried out missile strikes against the positions of the Daesh terrorist group in Syria last week.

The Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) says US and British special services are plotting a series of terrorist attacks against Russian military bases in Syria.

Following the fall of Assad government and the dramatic takeover of Damascus by West-backed militant groups, media propaganda has surged to unprecedented levels.

The post-Assad Syria is far from achieving stability due to heavy interference from international and regional players with conflicting agendas, says an analyst.

On December 8, President Bashar Assad's government came to an unexpected end.

After the fall of Assad government in Syria, Israel swiftly launched fresh aggression against the country and seized more land beyond the occupied Golan Heights, including the strategic Mount Hermon.