MESOPOTAMIA NEWS SHORT CUTS SYRIA: PUTIN IN A SPLENDIG WAITING POSITION

 avatar  Liz Sly   @LizSly  – 31 July 2018 – Russia says it can’t force Iran to leave Syria and it doesn’t want to. It also says it can’t stop Israel from striking Iranian targets in Syria. Perhaps a deal is not so close after all.    

We can’t force Iran out of Syria, Russia tells Israelis – Russia cannot compel Iranian forces to quit Syria, Moscow’s ambassador to Tel Aviv said on Mo…  reuters.com

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-israel-russia/we-cant-force-iran-out-of-syria-russia-tells-israelis-idUSKBN1KK29O