Hezbollah has lost its weapon supply route through Syria.

The leader of the Lebanese militant group 'Hezbollah', Naeem Qassem, admitted that Syrian rebels have blocked the group's military shipments through Syria. This dealt a blow to Iran and 'Hezbollah', which received weapons through the Syrian corridor. Assad's government provided Iran this corridor to increase the influence of militants in Lebanon. Now 'Hezbollah' is forced to seek alternative supply routes or restore the Syrian route under a new regime. This also poses a challenge for Iran, which has been using Syria to support its allies in the region.

This also worries Iran, which during the Syrian civil war supported Assad and used Syria to provide support to its allies in the region. However, government forces were reluctant to fight alongside the rebels who have surged into Damascus this month. Russia, another ally of Assad, is now focused on the war in Ukraine.

Among the militants and Iran, this is seen as a failure, especially in the context of the conflict with Israel and recent hostilities. The previous leader of 'Hezbollah', Hassan Nasralla, was killed, and Qassem took over the group in October.

Qassem expressed hope for cooperation between Lebanon and the new Syrian government, but simultaneously is concerned that relations between Syria and Israel might normalize after decades of hostility.