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Is Iran reconsidering its military presence in Syria?

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Published: 8 May 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Amid increased reports of IDF strikes on Tehran-linked bases, Israeli assessments claim Iran may give up its intensive military investment in the country

Iran seems to reconsider military entrenchment in Syria (Al-Monitor)
BEN CASPIT: According to Israeli assessments, Iran has begun giving up on its tremendous military investment in Syria.

Defence officials: Iran pulling out of Syria as Israel pummels its forces there (Times of Israel)
Amid increased reports of IDF strikes on Tehran-linked bases, security officials say Israel wants to make clear to Damascus that Iran is a burden, not an ally

Iran significantly reducing forces in Syria, Israeli defence official says (Haaretz)
Iran's economic woes, worsened by the coronavirus crisis, have limited Tehran's ability to support Hezbollah and other militias in Syria

Hezbollah doesn’t want another war with Israel, yet (Jerusalem Post)
Hezbollah went from a guerrilla group to a terror superpower

Photo: Iranian and Syrian flags flutter on a truck in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, September, 2017 (Reuters/Omar Sanadiki)
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