Amb. Fred Hof (@FredericHof) says #Trump enters into the #Helsinki summit with #Putin with some real leverage on #Syria -- he can increase the chances of a genuine ceasefire & real peace "only if he realizes…”
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@FredericHof Ahead of the planned #Trump-#Putin summit in #Helsinki, I spoke with @fordrs58 & @j_feierstein about #Syria -- Are we at the end of the conflict?
The latest @MiddleEastInst podcast, here:
The latest @MiddleEastInst podcast, here:
@FredericHof @fordrs58 @j_feierstein @MiddleEastInst The #Trump admin is pivoting to an anti-#Iran posture in #Syria, while hoping #Russia has what it takes to secure #Israel’s interests.
But guess what?
#Israel downed a drone last week flying into the #Golan - it wasn’t Iranian; it was Russian… a "Forpost.” (Via @QalaatAlMudiq)
But guess what?
#Israel downed a drone last week flying into the #Golan - it wasn’t Iranian; it was Russian… a "Forpost.” (Via @QalaatAlMudiq)
@FredericHof @fordrs58 @j_feierstein @MiddleEastInst @QalaatAlMudiq .@SuneEngel & @felschwartz of the @wsj say #Iran is expanding in #Syria & consolidating the use of a “land bridge” to ferry in weapons to #Syria & beyond.
#Israel’s strike on the #Iraq border underlined both #Tehran’s ambitions & the threat that results.
wsj.com/articles/israe…
#Israel’s strike on the #Iraq border underlined both #Tehran’s ambitions & the threat that results.
wsj.com/articles/israe…
“Ceding [#Syria] to a country whose track… record presents it not as an ally but as a hostile adversary, looks worryingly like capitulation driven by short-term constraints at the expense of long-term interests."
My latest comments for @MiddleEastInst:
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My latest comments for @MiddleEastInst:
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