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2018-02-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran has 10 military bases in Syria, two near Israel border — analyst

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-02-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Iran is moving on multiple fronts - against KSA through Yemen, and Israel through Syria, and still working deeper into Iraq. Where an when will Egypt come in - against Iran and soon? Russia has lined up with Iran, but that may be more for arms sales than politics - they can't trust the mullahs any more than we can.

Posted by Glenmore 2018-02-20 01:34|| 2018-02-20 01:34|| Front Page Top

#2 GOG and MAGOG.

Posted by newc 2018-02-20 03:28|| 2018-02-20 03:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Where an when will Egypt come in

As far as I can tell, Egypt doesn’t really want to repay Saudi Arabia by providing her sons as cannon fodder.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-02-20 10:37|| 2018-02-20 10:37|| Front Page Top

#4 ^They've something else to sell to buy food, etc...?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-02-20 13:34|| 2018-02-20 13:34|| Front Page Top

#5 TW, I was more thinking about Egypt being concerned about keeping Iran at a distance rather than risking expansion into Egypt. I would not expect any overt military involvement unless the SHTF but perhaps covert or political involvement?

Posted by Glenmore 2018-02-20 13:39|| 2018-02-20 13:39|| Front Page Top

#6 They've something else to sell to buy food, etc...?

Not really, no. You’re right about that, g(r)omgoru.

Glenmore, I don’t think Iran would get much traction in 90% Sunni, 10% Christian (almost exclusively Coptic) Egypt. Some of their spies were caught a few years ago watching traffic in the Suez Canal a few years ago, but I don’t recall more than that. It seems to me Egypt would be more concerned about Sunni jihadi groups in Libya and Gaza, but I can’t claim more than a surface understanding of such things. And you’re no doubt right that Iran would be very happy to find a wedge to cause trouble in Egypt...

Posted by trailing wife 2018-02-20 22:14|| 2018-02-20 22:14|| Front Page Top

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