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    ussia says demands for Iran's complete withdrawal from Syria are "unrealistic."

    Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday after meeting with his Jordanian counterpart that Iran is one of the key powers in the region, and that it would be "absolutely unrealistic" to expect it to abandon its interests. He said regional powers should discuss mutual complaints and negotiate a compromise.

    Russia and Iran have provided crucial military support to Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces, helping them turn the tide in the civil war.

    Israel has said it will not tolerate an Iranian military presence in Syria and has launched military strikes against Iranian targets there in recent months.

    Lavrov said Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump would discuss the situation in southern Syria, where government forces are waging a new offensive, at their July 16 summit. He said a cease-fire in the region brokered by Russia, Jordan and the U.S. had envisioned the withdrawal of non-Syrian forces and the deployment of Syrian troops along the frontier with Israel.
    http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/07...realistic.html

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    expecting Iran to leave Syria ( they have uniformed troops there too) is a non-starter.
    Who started this meme? Bolton?

    Russia and Iran and geopolitical allies,but Iran doesn't listen to anyone else in the region

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    Quote Originally Posted by noise View Post
    expecting Iran to leave Syria ( they have uniformed troops there too) is a non-starter.
    Who started this meme? Bolton?

    Russia and Iran and geopolitical allies,but Iran doesn't listen to anyone else in the region
    According to numerous news outlets Israel is now friends with Assad.. and I am wondering how that works for Iran since Iran is still funding HAMAS and Hezbollah.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kudzu View Post
    According to numerous news outlets Israel is now friends with Assad.. and I am wondering how that works for Iran since Iran is still funding HAMAS and Hezbollah.
    you know about the Israeli airstrikes against Iran in Syria..Assad and Iran are buddies..?

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    Quote Originally Posted by noise View Post
    you know about the Israeli airstrikes against Iran in Syria..Assad and Iran are buddies..?
    That's what a half dozen news outlets are saying including Haaretz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kudzu View Post
    That's what a half dozen news outlets are saying including Haaretz.
    i'll look -link it if you can

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    What's your point?
    Iran and Russia are helping Assad, what else is new?

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    Quote Originally Posted by noise View Post
    i'll look -link it if you can
    Syria’s Assad Has Become Israel’s Ally - haaretz.com

    1 day ago · Israel wants Assad to remain in power. Both Israel and the Syrian president now depend on Russia, and when Israel threatens Syria over Iran, it should know it's threatening Putin, too

    https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...ally-1.6240499

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    Israel to Assad: Get rid of your Iranian allies, they will ...

    Israel's Defence Minister warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to renounce the Iranian military presence in his country, saying the activities of Assad's staunchest regional ally would only cause "damage and problems".

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-m...-idUSKBN1IC2DD

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    Trump needs to talk some sense into Putin the next time they meet.

    Thank God Obama is out of office, he'd let Putin walk all over us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Threedee View Post
    Well, now that Russia and Iran are such close friends, we can expect a lot of Tehran apologia from Comrade Anatta.
    nope. i despise the Iranian regime. they are despotic

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    Quote Originally Posted by kudzu View Post
    Israel to Assad: Get rid of your Iranian allies, they will ...

    Israel's Defence Minister warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to renounce the Iranian military presence in his country, saying the activities of Assad's staunchest regional ally would only cause "damage and problems".

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-m...-idUSKBN1IC2DD
    Speaking on a tour of the Golan Heights, the minister, Avigdor Lieberman, told Assad to beware especially of Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds Force, the branch of its Revolutionary Guards that oversees operations outside Iran’s borders.

    “I have a message for Assad: Get rid of the Iranians, get rid of Qassem Soleimani and the Quds force, they are not helping you, they are only harming.”

    “Their presence will only cause problems and damage. Get rid of the Iranians and we can, perhaps, change our mode of life here,” he said.
    that reads to me as a warning to Assad - Soleimani in Syria is only going to cause problems for Assad.
    Maybe it's "friendly advice"? but Israel and Assad are not friends. This doesn't say that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hvilleherb View Post
    Trump needs to talk some sense into Putin the next time they meet.

    Thank God Obama is out of office, he'd let Putin walk all over us.
    Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha .......

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    Quote Originally Posted by kudzu View Post
    According to numerous news outlets Israel is now friends with Assad.. and I am wondering how that works for Iran since Iran is still funding HAMAS and Hezbollah.
    Nah- ' Israel' just doesn't want any forces near ' its ' borders other than Syrian- which it cannot sanely object to- the country being Syria.

    It cannot launch any LEGAL objections to Russia or Iran, however. Both are there by Syrian invitation.
    What it CAN do is to attack either and expect the US to prevent any retaliatory ass-kicking.
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