Iran Fears Being Side-lined by Russia in Syria
Amir Taheri
Amir Taheri
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General Soleimani has been ordered to keep a low profile
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The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov talks about the Belgian bombing in Syria in Moscow yesterday (EPA)
In September 2015 when Russia first became militarily involved in the Syrian conflict, the narrative in Tehran went something like this: Quds Corps Commander General Qassem Soleimani visited Moscow, held talks with President Vladimir Putin and persuaded him to join the Resistance Front led by Iran.
The expectation was that Russian intervention would provide the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad with that little extra strength he needed to tip the strategic balance in his favor. More than a year later, both the narrative and the expectation have changed.
http://english.aawsat.com/2016/10/article55360616/iran-fears-side-lined-russia-syria
