Posts Tagged: Iran and Syria
Israel to Escalate Fight Against Iran in Syria After US Exit, Netanyahu Says
Israel will escalate its fight against Iranian-aligned forces in Syria after the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Some Israeli...
Iran’s Modus Operandi
Iran considers Israel an archenemy, and it is a highly sophisticated and clever antagonist. Iran has employed a consistent pattern in its long battle against...
US: Downing of Russian Military Plane Highlights Need to End Iranian Arms Transfers Through Syria
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said that the downing of a Russian military plane off the coast of Syria in a "friendly fire"...
At Tehran Meeting, Russian, Turkish, and Iranian Leaders Fail to Agree on Ceasefire for Syria’s Idlib
The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia on Friday failed to agree on a ceasefire that would forestall a Syrian government offensive in rebel-held Idlib province which...
Israel Says Struck Iranian Targets in Syria 200 Times in Last Two Years
Israel has carried out more than 200 attacks against Iranian targets in Syria in the last two years, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday, in a...
Israel Sees Slowdown in Long-Term Iranian Deployments in Syria
Israel's defense minister described Iran on Friday as having slowed down its long-term force deployment in Syria, attributing this to Israeli military intervention as well as...
Report: Satellite Images Show Deepening Iranian Military Presence in Syria
Iran is continuing to deepen its military presence in Syria, the Hebrew news site Walla reported on Thursday, citing satellite images recently published by ImageSat...
Trump Adviser Bolton Says Russia ‘Stuck’ in Syria, Iran Must Leave
Russia is "stuck" in Syria and looking for others to fund post-war reconstruction there, US National Security Adviser John Bolton said, describing this as an...
Ex-Mossad Chief Skeptical of Russian Ability to Remove Iran From Syria
In an interview with a Saudi-owned media outlet published on Monday, ex-Mossad chief Tamir Pardo expressed doubt that Russia had the ability to remove Iran...
Russia Says Iranian Forces in Syria Pulled Back From Golan Border With Israel
Iranian forces have withdrawn their heavy weapons in Syria to a distance of 85 kilometers (53 miles) from the border with Israel on the Golan Heights,...
For Buoyant Assad, Syrian War Enters Tricky Phase
President Bashar al-Assad's path to a final victory in the war in Syria is strewn with diplomatic landmines that will complicate his attempt to recover "every inch"...
Israeli Analysts: Russia, Assad Regime Likely Can’t Remove Iran From Syria
Iran has become so entrenched in Syria that neither Russia nor the Assad regime likely have the desire or ability to remove it, two Israeli...
Israel Rebuffs Russian Offer to Keep Iranian Forces From Golan
Israel rebuffed on Monday a new Russian offer to keep Iranian forces in Syria away from the Golan Heights ceasefire line, an Israeli official said, complicating Moscow’s...
Khamenei Adviser: Iran Coordinates Military Presence in Syria With Russia
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Friday that Tehran coordinates positions on its military presence in Syria with Moscow...
