Ted Frazier
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- Nov 12, 2016
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Uh oh. It looks like the United States will have to think twice about bombing Syria again without fear of retaliation.
Iran is on Russia's side, guaranteeing Assad's permanence in power and making USA's plans to dethrone him very risky.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who hosted his Iranian and Syrian counterparts in Moscow, denounced the U.S. missile strikes on Syria as a "flagrant violation" of international law. Additional such actions would entail "grave consequences not only for regional but global security," Lavrov said.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said the meeting sent a "strong message" to Washington. Iran's Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasized that the participants agreed that unilateral actions by the U.S. were unacceptable.
Iran is on Russia's side, guaranteeing Assad's permanence in power and making USA's plans to dethrone him very risky.