While Turkey and Pakistan have avoided significant direct attacks, both are anxious to calm conflicts that threaten their own security and economic health.
The attacks were a major escalation since a de facto truce in Yemen in April 2022 halted major fighting between the Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition, which backs the internationally recognized government.
Jaramana, which is home to a large population of the Druze religious minority, has faced tensions between some members of the community and Sunni Muslim Syrians who support the current Islamist-led government.
Khamenei hasn’t been seen publicly since taking up the role, most notably failing to attend his own father’s public funeral proceedings in Tehran last month.
The International Stabilization Force would be deployed after the completion of a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops, but it’s unclear when or if that will happen.
The players opted to seek asylum in Australia in March following a Women’s Asian Cup game after an Iranian state television commentator branded them “wartime traitors.”
