“And the lack of funds will prevent achieving any visible success in restoring the country’s infrastructure, moving forward the political process, bringing back the refugees and reforming the army and special services,” General Chvarkov continues. The delegation of the GPC, then led by Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, did not fit into this view at all, since Sanaa’s delegation by definition represented “rebels.” If the GPC were part of the rebellion, it would be groundless, to put it mildly, to accuse the Houthi of being pro-Iranian. Recently, against the backcloth of the developments in Syria, media outlets have increasingly been discussing issues pertaining to relations between Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). In Ezekiel 38-39 the Bible warns this coming war between Russia, Iran, and Israel will take place sometime AFTER Israel would be re-gathered into Her land as a nation (which was fulfilled on May 14, 1948). Istanbul has become a hub of diaspora intellectual activism. These cookies do not store any personal information. In addition to introducing new threats to the health of Yemen’s suffering population, the COVID-19 global pandemic has delivered another blow to Yemen in the shape of a sharp drop in the humanitarian fund: incoming funds have shrunk to nearly just a third of the 2019 figure (from USD 3.6 bn to USD 1.3 bn). Israel did not assume responsibility for the air raid carried out at an unusual location near Aleppo on a strategic Syrian target on the night between May 4 and 5. The Stockholm talks (December 2018) focused on the dangers to the humanitarian situation in Al Hudaydah, on the situation in Taiz and on POWs. Their officers also act as commanders of Shiite groups , as well as instructors and advisers to pro-Iranian armed formations subordinate to Damascus. The Iranian-controlled Lebanese Hezbollah is the largest and most combat-ready of the Shiite organizations, boasting significant resources, including its own army, financial structures, and a large network of representative offices in the region. The scale of the humanitarian disaster in Yemen has surpassed record highs: there are over 100,000 dead, the number of refugees is running into the millions, and the number of people who need external aid to survive has long ago exceeded 24 million, which is about 80% of the country’s total population. Putin’s statement caused a mixed reaction in Tehran, with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stating that Iranian forces were in Syria with the official permission of the authorities, and hinted that Tehran was not going to leave the Syrian territory, adding that it was too important for Iran geopolitically. The Kuwait round of talks and its outcome was vividly reminiscent of the famous historical precedent in Yemen when, back in 1965, at the height of the civil war in the YAR, the Yemeni parties, republicans and royalists held a restricted-attendance conference at the village of Al-Hamri in Amran Governorate and agreed the concept for the peace formula. Before the events of 2010-2011, Syria was not a very religious country. [9][11][15], Citing two Lebanese sources, Reuters reported on 1 October 2015 that hundreds of Iranian troops arrived in Syria over the previous 10 days and would soon join Syrian government forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies in a major ground offensive backed by Russian air strikes. And, of course, the people of Iraq, who will slip further under Iranian control. Turkey is also a critical NATO ally, with the second largest military contribution. The Iranians are actively promoting Shia principles among the Syrian population. 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NewsNow aims to be the world’s most accurate and comprehensive aggregator of Russia-Syria relations news, covering the latest stories on military co-operation, trade negotiations, country conflicts, political relations and much more from the best online news publications. According to Western assessments, Israel has taken advantage of the novel coronavirus crisis to intensify its activity against Iranian interests in Syria and its pressure on Tehran. Meanwhile, Al-Bouzidi considered that what is being said is the “only guess”, indicating that the near-term side effects of this vaccine are high temperature, a little fatigue, slight pain at the injection site, and some tremors. The collapse of the Kuwait talks had another logical yet negative consequence: all subsequent UN peacemaking missions moved away from trying to achieve a comprehensive crisis settlement to striving instead to smooth out the urgent emerging problems of a mostly humanitarian nature. A Haut-Karabakh, la Russie commence à frapper Israël, ce qu'il n'a fait ni en Syrie ni en Libye. [19], At the end of September 2015, a joint information centre in Baghdad was set up by Iran, Iraq, Russia and Syria to coordinate their operations against ISIL. Winners: Islamic State, Iran, Russia and Syria. “We believe that after the Syrian armed forces’ significant victories in the fight against terrorism, and with the start of a more active phase of the political process there, foreign armed forces will be withdrawn from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic,” President Putin said when meeting with Bashar Assad in Sochi on May 17, 2018. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Syria's complex and devastating civil war has drawn in multiple foreign powers since it broke out in 2011. Russia, he said, is determined to weaken Iran’s presence in Syria and is urging Assad to cleave closer to Saudi Arabia. A colossal amount of money that will prove hard to line up even by joint efforts of many countries. Talking about the future, experts on Syria and Iran argue that Tehran is unlikely to exit Syria anytime soon. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. The Accords willfully left out the Palestinians, the most crucial stakeholders in the conflict, leaving a hollow agreement with few guarantees for a lasting peace. The 4th Division is exactly one such formation. 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Bush, 2009–11 detention of American hikers by Iran, Alleged Violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity (Iran v. United States), Arab states–Israeli alliance against Iran, International Maritime Security Construct, 2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone, 2020 Iranian attack on U.S. forces in Iraq, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. [5][6][7] The statement also cited "the increasing concern from Russia about thousands of Russian terrorists committing criminal acts within ISIS."[5]. They have been holding similar meetings since 2017 as part of what is called the Astana Process. In 2001–2011, President Saleh was known to be an important strategic partner of the USA in the region; he lost that status and U.S. support only at the start of the “Yemeni revolution” in early 2011. May 5, 2020. Russia and Israel maintain close political and economic ties, including permanent contacts at the very top, interaction in the war on terror, in the field of security and intelligence, in the military-technical sphere and in space exploration. In 2015, the Syrian government forces, the military contingent of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), led by General Qasem Soleimani, the Lebanese Hezbollah, as well as the pro-Iranian multinational Shiite formations suffered a series of serious setbacks putting in question the very existence of President Assad’s regime. The signing of the agreements will allow Morocco to launch its first experience of clinical trials. The initiative is known as the Astana process, because Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan, formerly called Astana, originally hosted the meetings. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Iran and Assad Are in Its Way President Assad is squeezing his billionaire cousin to pay for Russia's expenses ■ Kremlin needs Iran out of Syria to reap the rewards of its strategic investment Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Assad, 2017. Russia’s Disputes with Iran in Syria. “In August 2018, Damascus and Tehran signed an agreement on military cooperation, which provides for Iran’s assistance in rebuilding the Syrian defense industry and the country’s infrastructure,” Sergei Chvarkov pointed out. [14] Iran has also been training Iraqi Shia militias who are fighting ISIS. He recognized the common humanity between Muslims and people of other faiths. “, He added, “All vaccines that are produced around the globe go through many phases in the laboratory, then they are analyzed and checked on mammals and followed by humans. Iran and Russia are nominally on the same side in Syria, tied to keeping the regime of Bashar al-Assad in power. [3][4] It was formed as a consequence of an agreement reached at the end of September 2015 between Russia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic to "help and cooperate in collecting information about the terrorist Daesh group" (ISIL) with a view to combatting the advances of the group, according to the statement issued by the Iraqi Joint Operations Command. Putin’s statement caused a mixed reaction in Tehran, with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stating that Iranian forces were in Syria with the official permission of the authorities, and hinted that Tehran was not going to leave the Syrian territory, adding that it was too important for Iran geopolitically. Well, Iran could possibly withdraw from Syria in case of a serious deterioration in the socio-economic situation back home. During nearly six years of war, the situation on the ground has changed so much that these goals now appear virtually unattainable. Turkey took the lead in launching the Alliance of Civilizations in 2005 to combat extremism and broker deeper understanding between Muslim societies and the West, this project now comprises 146 members including member states and international organizations. By the end of the year, experts, politicians and Yemen’s people have once again started to hope owing to the possibility of a Joint Declaration (JD) on a ceasefire being signed and to the partial lifting of the economic and transport blockage imposed by the command of the Arab Coalition (AC) in March 2015. The issue of discovering an anti-“Covid-19” vaccine still raises several controversies, and altercations especially since the kingdom of Morocco issued its participation in the clinical trials of the Chinese vaccine, but without giving any details about how these trials were conducted, or, knowing its initial outcomes. Iran, Russia, Turkey to Discuss Syria Situation by Tasnim News 8 months ago 1 comment T he Iranian, Russian and Turkish foreign ministers plan to hold a meeting via video conference on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in Syria. The same conviction permeates the IRP’s official stance as it gives this resolution (as well as the NDC’s decisions) pride of place on the IRP’s negotiating platform at all talks. There were objective reasons – mainly the tense political situation in Lebanon – that necessitated Hezbollah’s pullout from Syria, of course, but there is no denying Russia’s positive role in this. Speculation has abounded about Russian efforts to push Iran back 40 kilometres away from the occupied Golan Heights. In June–July 2016, after much intense and sincere work, the Yemeni delegations achieved an understanding on a conflict settlement mechanism. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria will be hailed as a victory in Russia and Iran and a betrayal among Kurdish and … The Resolution was not suited to the Yemeni crisis situation from its inception (Russia abstained during the vote for this very reason) and its influence on the IRP’s standing in Yemen can be only seen as counterproductive. Turkey, Russia and Iran reaffirmed their commitment to Syrian “sovereignty” on August 26 and slammed an oil deal a US company allegedly has with American-backed partners in eastern Syria. The Resolution did not help search for a comprehensive conflict settlement either; it also resulted in the UN mission switching its focus to secondary issues emerging because the war continued unabated. According to Israeli assessments, Iran has begun giving up on its tremendous investment in Syria of recent years. Syria's complex and devastating civil war has drawn in multiple foreign powers since it broke out in 2011. USA Iran Caucasus Syria Select regions We have noticed that you are using an ad-blocking software Liveuamap is editorially independent, we don't receive funding from commercial networks, governments or … Based on speculations, Moscow and Tehran had finally reached an agreement to oust Bashar al-Assad and destroy his cousin's (Makhlouf) financial empire in Syria. Summing up our analysis of the impact the Resolution has on the real issues of the conflict, we can state that it was not conducive to the IRP performing the role expected of it by the international community, namely, to put the speediest end to the war, as envisaged in the Resolution itself. In its efforts to rebuild the Syrian armed forces, Iran, unlike Russia, is creating parallel non-state military structures not directly subordinate to Damascus, but answering to “pro-Iranian” Syrians or directly to IRGC officers. The pledge to establish a “new beginning” was neglected during Obama’s presidency and then destroyed by President Trump’s divisive policies. Russia fears an escalation between Iran and Israel and wants to avoid it at any cost. The Iranians and their supporters regard their presence in southern Syria near the Israeli border as a strategic asset in their standoff with the Jewish State since the Syrian-Israeli border is a very important psychological barrier in the Iranian-Israeli confrontation. Hezbollah is one of the most powerful actors in the Syrian conflict. Let us suppose that the joint government envisaged by the RA is, indeed, formed. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria will be hailed as a victory in Russia and Iran and a betrayal among Kurdish and … There are many reasons for such critical statements but the main one is that, during the past years of war, the balance of power in the crisis area has utterly changed. Russia and Iran support the regime of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad in the country's nine-year war, while Turkey has backed the rebel factions attempting to overthrow him. Back then, however, the al-Hamri formula formed the foundation of the reconciliation granting the Zaidiyyah tribes, who had supported the king, the right to participate in republican government bodies. The Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition (RSII coalition),[citation needed] also referred to as 4+1 (in which the "plus one" refers to Hezbollah of Lebanon),[1] is a joint intelligence-sharing cooperation between opponents of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)[2] with operation rooms in Syria's Damascus and Iraq's Green Zone in Baghdad. Muslims feel the world is at war with them – fueled not only by American military actions but by the continued persecution of Muslims in Burma, Kashmir, China and elsewhere. The GPC held the parliamentary majority, although the unrecognised regime in Sanaa was still known as the Houthi regime. Turkey today can be the bridge between the West and the Muslim World, mending the deepened rift and launching that new beginning promised by Obama eleven years ago. Image: Castle, Aleppo Aaron Stein, @aaronstein1, in re: In Syria, assuring that Assad stays in power: Iran has heavily invested therein to have influence in government, esp to project power into Israel. Any further large-scale Iranian penetration into Syria will create a number of serious obstacles to the advancement of reforms and the development of the political process in Syria, and complicate relations with Israel, the United States, Turkey and the Sunni Arab countries. As of November 2020, the situation around Yemen’s port of Al Hudaydah, the largest on the Red Sea, continues to balance on the verge of a disaster, with all the military and humanitarian risks subsisting and augmented by a new environmental danger threatening the entire Red Sea basin: over a million barrels of petrochemicals might leak into the sea from the Safer floating oil storage facility built in 1974 and moored at Al Hudaydah. Iran and its satellites see Israel as their main adversary in the region. Russia Wants a Lucrative Diplomatic Victory in Syria. In conclusion, China has big expectations for the Kingdom of Morocco as the latter has an extreme pond of resources to spur its anticipated vision and China’s economic growth. That does not mean it will be the sole state they do trade with, as several of the states have more than one trade partner. The IRP could no longer be present in the provisional capital, this making the AC’s Saudi wing very vulnerable because the South, which had been proclaiming its loyalty to the AC since the start of the campaign, in this particular instance preferred its rival, the STC, thus taking a step toward a rift. Contextualised within a record POW swap held in October, when over 1,000 people returned home, making it the biggest prisoner exchange since the start of the war, this initiative proposed by Martin Griffiths, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, is perceived by many as a chance to put back on the agenda a comprehensive crisis settlement, for which Russia has been consistently striving for. The struggle between the AC’s wings in the South has a disintegrating impact on that region of the country. On the other hand, Eurasianists like political analyst Aleksandr Dugin wanted a Russo-Iranian alliance to counter Western influence. The expert community acknowledges this. In order to help the Syrian regime meet its energy demands, Iran had been shipping an estimated one to three million barrels a month to Syria. On the other hand, Iranian financing of Shiite groups and attempts to spread Shiism in originally Sunni territories can stoke up tensions with the Sunnis and Kurds inside Syria. Therefore, the accomplishment of SinoVac, CanSino, and SinoPharm are set to play a significant role in making a difference for billions of people around the world. Yet, if we take a closer look, these seemingly positive trends are moving in opposite directions and could ultimately generate new clashes. Fifty-year-old Makhlouf is widely known for advocating trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Arab world, sidelining Russian business interests in Syria. God has set aside two whole chapters in the Bible to warn all Mankind of this coming war.. GOD warns Iran (Persia), being fully directed, commanded, and controlled by Russia (Magog), along with a coalition of allies (including Turkey) WILL go to war and will attack and invade Israel.. More likely, Yemen’s unique political culture, its adherence to common values and common sense, will kick in. Also, he added, under his Majesty, The Kingdom of Morocco would be able to take part in creating vaccines in sense of the exchange of Chinese expertise. Iran, Russia, and Turkey have been leading a peace initiative to bring the Syrian crisis to an end. There is a widespread opinion that the IRP’s standing in the Yemen crisis rests mostly on this resolution and any steps to amend it will automatically undermine it. As General Chvarkov emphasized, “the fact that Iran has come to Syria to stay is evidenced by the treaties that have recently been signed between Syria and Iran. [12], In an interview with Iranian TV, Assad said that the success of this agreement was vital to save the Middle East from destruction. Iran… And when tested on humans, they also go through three stages; and during each stage, the number” of people subject to testing, so that the effects are discovered. There is a sense that Islam’s most revered symbols are under attack, and that Muslim identity is suspect in the eyes of many in the West. By Tom O'Connor On 10/16/20 at 5:44 PM EDT. [11][15] Responding to an official request by Syrian government,[16] in September 2015, Russia sent its warplanes and other military hardware and combat troops to Bassel Al-Assad International Airport near Latakia to be ready for their operation. A new formula needs to be developed for settling the Yemen crisis with the participation of Yemenis and taking account of their wishes; this formula needs to focus on the real national problems that have been artificially pushed into the background. Major damage has been done to the artificial irrigation systems that form the material foundation of the thousand-year-old civilization of this unique country, and this damage will continue to prevent Yemenis from going back to their customary lifestyle for years to come. As a superpower, China’s motive in partnership with Africa through the creation of more legality and impartial world order places the East Asian giant is a powerful stand to provide more substantial aid to Africa under win-win cooperation. He said he hopes the newly-signed agreement will yield “decent results” as soon as possible for the peoples of the two countries. This analysis of commercial satellite imagery at Tiyas Airbase in Syria indicates the scope and proximity of Russian and Iranian military ties. Iran’s foreign ministry has apparently denied reports that a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander and three of his escorts were killed in a drone strike on their car near Iraq’s border with Syria. Because of the “death to Israel” obsession Iran is destroying its alliance with Turkey and Russia. This ideological aspect of the differences between the STC and the IRP is sufficiently important to merit special attention. “Moreover, the expansion of Iran’s influence in Syria will rule out the lifting of the US-imposed sanctions and prevent the supply of modern technologies and equipment needed to restore the economy and virtually all other spheres of state activity in Syria.”. Russia and Iran Are Increasingly Competitive in Syria. [12] The United States, along with its NATO and Arab allies, all of which have been hostile to the four countries and Hezbollah since the start of the Syrian civil war, have criticized this coalition. 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