A Mediterranean Battlefield - Syria

[David Guyatt]

More on the US strategy to wage war in Syria - albeit from the Iranian perspective.

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IRAN PULSE

نبض ایران

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[FONT=ArchivoNarrow]Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (center R) meets Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani (center L), Iran's Supreme National Security Council Director, in Damascus, Sept. 30, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/SANA)

Tehran drags Moscow deeper into Syria

[COLOR=#4D4D4D]For Iran, the ongoing war in Syria is no longer a matter of regional security. The conflict now has direct effects and implications for Iran's national security. This perspective is clear in the daily statements coming from Tehran, from the images of slain Iranian soldiers and high-ranking officers laid to rest in the Iranian capital and most recently the appointment of Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, as military and security coordinator of the joint cooperation group on Syria with Moscow and Damascus.Summary⎙ Print The war in Syria is hitting Iran ever closer to home, prompting Tehran to push for closer coordination with Russia, even as leaders on both sides complain of a lack of confidence and tactical misalignments.
Author Ali HashemPosted June 20, 2016
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