"It's time to put the myth of 'separating Russia from Iran' to rest. The evidence shows that Russia and Iran are fast allies, and are more likely to remain so than to separate." Great piece by Shlomo Bolts. jpost.com/Opinion/The-my…
SEPT 2017: @Doranimated and @peterrough wrote of "the deep mutual dependence between the Russians and the Iranians [in #Syria]", and thus the unlikelihood of "truly splitting the two". mosaicmagazine.com/essay/2017/09/…
JAN 2018: "What is clear ... is that there are only two real options: either #Russia has leverage [to pressure #Iran and #Asad in Syria] but doesn’t wish to use it, or Russia doesn’t have leverage." jpost.com/Opinion/The-Ir… v @Ayei_Eloheichem
JUN 2018: Wrote for @ArabWeekly of the impossibility of working with #Russia to contain or diminish #Iran in Syria. thearabweekly.com/rumours-iran-r…
JUN 2018: for @WashInstitute, @PhillipSmyth and @haningdr noted that #Russia has a record of persistent lying about its intentions in #Syria, but worse than that "Russia has shown that it cannot move Iranian proxies on the ground." washin.st/2me1fNx
