Hezbollah lost its most important supply route from Iran through Syria, the Lebanese militia’s chief Naim Qassem said, the first time he has publicly acknowledged how the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime has hurt the group’s ability to rearm after a punishing Israeli campaign.

Israel has paved the way for a decisive strike against Iran’s nuclear programme by eliminating swathes of Syria’s military infrastructure, according to officials speaking to The Telegraph following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Israel’s air ...