How Qatar’s Influence Surges Across the Middle East Amid Assad’s Collapse and Tehran’s Diminishing Role. The dramatic fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad marks a seismic shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics, weakening Iran’s regional axis and leaving a power vacuum that Qatar seems poised to fill. Assad’s ousting severs a critical link in Tehran’s strategy … Continue reading As Assad falls and Iran weakens, Qatar gains influence across Middle East