Russian strikes not raining on Aleppo a week ago was the sign. It was already clear Iran & Hezbollah wouldn’t be able to come to Assad’s reacue, because they couldn’t.

“Assad’s old allies can’t ride to the rescue this time” me in The Telegraph a week ago.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/11/29/assads-old-allies-cant-ride-to-the-rescue-this-time/