Patrick Wintour
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said he will not allow Iran to take control inside Syria with any sustained strategic presence such as retaining militias, airbases close to Israel or access to sea ports.
He claimed in a speech at Chatham House in London on Friday that “Iran had come into the Syrian war to Lebanon-ise Syria economically and militarily”.
“They want to leave their army, their airbases and fighter aircraft within seconds of Israel and we are not going to let that happen. We do not say that lightly. We mean what we say and we back it with action.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/03/netanyahu-says-he-will-not-let-iran-take-strategic-control-inside-syria
