Iran s Mounting Involvement in Syria Threat to Entire World, Netanyahu Tells Putin

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Iran s mounting involvement in Syria is a threat to Israel, the Middle East and the entire world, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin at the start of their meeting on Wednesday. The two met in the resort town of Sochi on the Black Sea, as scheduled.



Netanyahu also told Putin that Iran is filling the void left in Syria that the retreating Islamic State is leaving. We cannot forget the fact that every day, Iran threatens to destroy Israel, the Israeli prime minister said. Iran is also behind terrorism, financing and equipping terror organizations, and de facto, controls Lebanon. Now it is working on achieving control of Iraq and Yemen too, Netanyahu said.

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.808522

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back in Israel

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Iran extends reach with fight for land link to Mediterranean

http://thechronicleherald.ca/world/1...-mediterranean

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Netanyahu to Putin: Israel willing to act against Iran in Syria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Israel was willing to act to prevent a continued Iranian military presence in Syria, during a three-hour meeting between the two leaders in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Most of the discussion dealt with Iran s attempt to establish a foothold in Syria in the places where ISIS was defeated and is leaving, Netanyahu said in a statement following the meeting
The victory over ISIS is welcome. Iran s entry is unwelcome, endangering us, and in my opinion, endangering the region and the world, Netanyahu added.
His comments echoed those of Mossad intelligence agency chief Yossi Cohen, who was also present at the Sochi meeting, who said last week that as the Islamic State group is beaten back, Iran and its proxies are rushing in to take over its territory.

Netanyahu said that he spoke to President Putin very clearly about our positions on this matter and the fact that this is unacceptable to us.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanya...iran-in-syria/


Netanyahu: I Told Putin Iranian Forces Must Be Removed From Syria

The international community knows that when we say something, we also carry it out, he added.

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.808587


The most interesting thing about all these articles???? It is all Netanyahu stating what he said, but absolutely no indication of Putin's responses...so far.

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Iran extends reach with fight for land link to Mediterranean

http://thechronicleherald.ca/world/1...-mediterranean

Seems the Persian Empire is rapidly on the move to rise, again.

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and Russian coverage....

Press review: Netanyahu in Russia to focus on Iran

The country s leadership assumes that Moscow can put pressure on Tehran, one of the sources said. Robert Ilatov, a member of the Knesset and the commission on foreign affairs and security, confirmed to the newspaper that Israel is keeping a cautious eye on the presence of Iran s allied forces on Syrian soil. Obviously, Israel is worried about Iranian forces and Shiite militias in Syria. There are some things concerning certain ongoing processes in the country that Israel is not ready to accept. We ve done everything we could not to interfere in the conflict, but we are protecting our own interests and are not ready to surrender on issues related to our citizens security, he said.
Meanwhile, Moscow is not likely to be putting pressure on Tehran, Izvestia says. Chairman of the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) Committee for Foreign Affairs Leonid ****sky confirmed to the publication that the Iranian issue will be on the agenda during the upcoming talks between Russia and Israel, though he added that Moscow can only act as a mediator in the region. Russia may be a mediator between the two countries for relieving tensions in the region, particularly concerning the issues of Syrian settlement and the (Syrian) territories bordering Israel, he said.
According to Oleg Glazunov, an expert of the Association of Military Political Scientists, the long-term interests of Russia and Israel regarding Iran may converge. Currently, Moscow and Tehran have common targets, which are defeating the Islamic State, establishing peace in Syria, sustaining it and preventing any toppling of the legitimate authorities. However, this alliance is temporary. The Islamic Republic (of Iran) is eyeing cooperation with the West no matter what, since Tehran assumes it can gain more from it than from Russia. Simultaneously, Iran sees itself as a leading authority in the region, and its substantial influence in Syria is not what Russia is interested in, the expert said, adding that taking all this into account, Moscow and Tehran will have to reach agreements in the future.

http://tass.com/pressreview/961500