
Iran: Russia Doesn’t Care about Assad as Much as We Do
Iran has accused its Russian ally of being divergent on its goals of keeping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in power.

Iran has accused its Russian ally of being divergent on its goals of keeping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in power.

United States State Department spokesman John Kirby called Iran’s “destabilizing activity” in Syria “unhelpful” but noted that the Islamic Republic would need to be more involved in the diplomatic process of achieving an end to the violence in the region sooner rather than later.

The Russian government wants Syria to hold presidential and parliamentary elections. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has allegedly stated he would rather wait until “terrorism” is eradicated from the country to hold elections again.

In what is potentially a major escalation in the growing sectarian wars in the Mideast, intelligence officials are saying that Russia appears to be building a new military base in Syria, in the Mediterranean port city of Latakia, with an airfield and prefabricated housing units for up to 1,000 personnel.

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