Fearing impact of Israeli strikes, Russia said mulling keeping Iran from border
Sources in Jerusalem believe that Putin will try to distance al-Quds Force and other Shiite militia at least 60 km from Israel to protect Assad’s regime By TOI STAFF 05/28/2018 Russia is considering trying to keep Iranian forces and their allies from Israel’s northern border, fearing that repeated Israeli strikes may undermine Syrian President Bashar Assad’s grip on the country, the Haaretz daily reported Monday, citing Israeli security and diplomatic sources in Jerusalem. According to the report, Russia decided to work on a deal to remove the Iranian troops following a heavy Israeli attack on Iranian targets in Syria on May 10. The …