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Iran had come to Assad's aid before. When he appeared vulnerable after a popular uprising in 2011 had morphed into a civil war, Tehran provided fighters, fuel and weapons. More than 2,000 Iranian soldiers and generals were killed there while ostensibly serving as "military advisers"."We know that Iran spent $30bn to $50bn [£23.5bn to £39bn] in Syria [since around 2011]," says Dr Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at think tank Chatham House.

Now the pipeline through which Iran might have tried, in the future, to resupply Hezbollah in Lebanon – and from there, potentially, others – has been cut."The Axis of Resistance was an opportunistic network designed to provide Iran with strategic depth and protect Iran from direct strike and attack," Dr Vakil argues. "This has clearly failed as a strategy."Iran's calculation of what to do next will be affected not just by the demise of Assad but also by the fact that its own military came off far worse than Israel in the first ever direct confrontations between the two countries earlier this year.

Most of the ballistic missiles that Iran launched at Israel in October were intercepted, although some caused damage to several airbases. Israeli strikes caused serious damage to Iran's air defences and missile production capabilities. "The missile threat has proven to be a paper tiger," says Mr Jeffrey.The assassination in Tehran of the former Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in July was also a profound embarrassment for Iran.

The chief priority of the Islamic Republic from here on in is its own survival. "It will be looking to reposition itself, reinforce what's left of the Axis of Resistance and re-invest in regional ties in order to survive the pressure that Trump is likely to bear," says Dr Vakil.

Dennis Horak spent three years in Iran as Canadian charge d'affaires. "It's a pretty resilient regime with tremendous levers of power, and a lot more they could unleash," he says.Katherine McCausland and Roy Stretton were emotional at describing the joy of the town.

"I've waited a lifetime on this," Mr Stretton said."I can't put it into words, they were just so good this year.

"This season was just absolutely brilliant from start to finish and the whole comradery about the club is just unreal.""It's just class, the celebrations have only just begun and this is going to be amazing tonight," Ms McCausland.