unclear, the UAE agreed to broker the meeting in part to explore whether Russia could be persuaded to curtail its relationship with Iran … They have a long relationship with Iran. They’re allied with Iran in fighting in Syria. They sell weapons to Iran. … Iran is an important strategic partner for Russia in the Middle East.”…
As part of the process, they have to roll back the influence Iran has established in Iraq and Syria. … You’ll note that all the public statements by the Trump administration after the attack on Syria blamed Iran as well as Russia for … Inevitably, this ratcheting up of pressure is going to draw a response from Iran.…
Russia will be seen as being in league with Assad, Hezbollah, Iran, alienating millions of Sunnis in Syria, the region and indeed in … Not only has Putin ordered the bombing of Sunni rebels in Syria, he has also created a new Russia-led coalition of Shiite powers — Iran…
BREAKING: Tillerson says Russia must choose between aligning with US and like-minded countries or with Assad, Iran and Hezbollah. … Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) April 11, 2017
No word from Russia yet, but their interests in Syria and alignment with Syria and Iran…
As might be expected, Russia and Iran retaliated against the US missile strike on a Syrian air base with a bit of bluster. … “Russia and Iran will not allow the United States to be the only superpower in world.” … Iran, however, is a different set of facts. They were behind the bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut.…
And what we’re doing now is working with our partners, our allies, everyone, except Russia and Iran, who are somehow continue to think … Obama allowed the Russians and Iranians to do what they wished in Syria because Obama’s strategic vision saw Iran as a partner. … McMaster also hints that we will see more of Haley and Tillerson calling out Russia and Iran on their support of Assad.…
Rightly or wrongly, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Middle East-based terrorists concluded after 2009 that the U.S. saw itself … Enemies thought the U.S. was more focused on climate change, United Nations initiatives, resets, goodwill gestures to enemies such as Iran … Iran harassed American ships in the Persian Gulf and issued serial threats against the U.S.…
He was a prime mover in gulling Obama on the Iran nuclear deal and Iran was a major player in Syria. … Iran is not interested in playing second fiddle to anyone and has fantasies of a sweeping arc of Shia real estate stretching from Iran … Iran has accused the Russians of giving the IFF codes to its own air defense systems to the Israelis to allow them to strike targets…
FISA intercepts of Israeli officials, particularly those between the Israeli ambassador and Jerusalem, to identify opponents of the Iran … -Iran negotiations—learned through Israeli spying operations—to undermine the talks; coordinated talking points with Jewish-American … of domestic political opponents,” says a pro-Israel political operative who was deeply involved in the day-to-day fight over the Iran…