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Giorgio Cafiero

Analysis: Syria’s Assad hoping for Iran nuclear deal success

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Tehran, Iran on May 8, 2022 [File: Official Presidential website/Handout via Reuters]

Alongside Syria’s war, another conflict between Israel and Iran has been quietly carrying on.

Fearful of Iranian entrenchment across the border in Syria, Israel has pursued a “mowing the grass” strategy to counter Tehran’s influence, which has entailed countless Israeli attacks on Iranian-backed forces in Syria, from the Fatemiyoun Brigade to Hezbollah.

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