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| Syria, Iran determined to protect Hizbullah |
| 2006-07-19 |
| The Qatar-based newspaper Al-Watan reported Wednesday that Syria and Iran will cooperate with each other in order to prevent the dissolution of Hizbullah and to preserve its struggle with Israel. According to credible Syrian sources, the newspaper reported, there is an agreement between Damascus and Tehran stating the prevention of either military or political defeat of Hizbullah as paramount, creating a joint Syrian-Iranian stance based on the clear vision that any defeat of Hizbullah is a red line for the both countries. Both Syria and Iran thoroughly understand that the measure of Hizbullah’s strength against Israel gives precedent to strategic changes in the whole region. The influence of the military confrontation being conducted now, claim the same Syrian sources, extend beyond all geographic borders and have implications for the entire Middle East, from Gaza to Iraq. As such, protecting the “resistance” in Lebanon and the territories is at the center of Damascus’ and Tehran’s strategic decisions. The sources also added that Hizbullah’s stance against “Israeli aggression” has already resulted in the moral, political, and even strategic defeat of Israel’s security complex, which is currently facing a dangerous crisis. This crisis, they claim, stems from the fact that the IDF has not succeeded to destroy or liquidate Hizbullah, a reality likely to push Israel’s army commanders to widen the circle of confrontation to include Syria and Lebanon as part of their attempts to avoid a political crisis within Israel and criticism of the government and army. Other Syrian sources claim that if IDF commanders dare to widen the confrontation, Israel will suffer a widened front from Tehran to Damascus, necessitating a regional, and perhaps even international, confrontation. The consequences of such a confrontation will not be to the advantage of Israel or the United States. According to the sources, there is the possibility that “the region will become a boundless hell.” Damascus and Tehran are closely following the developments in Lebanon and are prepared to get involved, if needed, to protect Hizbullah or to prevent the imposition of “suspicious” political agreements or conditions on them. The sources added that there are regional attempts, international and even Lebanese, to accept Israel’s conditions and to implement Security Council Resolution 1559, which entails disarmament of Hizbullah and extricating the organization from the conflict. The sources emphasized that this will never happen especially because, from their perspective, any agreement or deal needs to protect Hizbullah and to preserve its legitimate right to resist Israel, be it in Lebanon or in the territories. It should be noted that today’s reports are in accordance with a report published yesterday in London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat. They also reinforce estimations in Israel that Iran is willing to do anything to keep Hizbullah on its feet after the current confrontation, just as Iran has done in past years, with the goal of rehabilitating the organization of the “Judgment Day” against Israel. This morning, a diplomatic source in Tel Aviv confirmed to ynet that Jordan passed a harsh Israeli warning on to Syria in regards to its involvement in the fighting in Lebanon, namely its aid to Hizbullah. The source mentioned that Israel has also asked the Egyptians to send a similar message to Syria, but it is unclear if it did so. Israel pointed out in their warning that the Syrians are arming Hizbullah and acting as middlemen between them and the Iranians. It was also notified the Syrians that Israel has located a number of weapon convoys on their way from Syria to Lebanon and that meetings between Hizbullah and Iranian representatives continue to take place in Damascus. The source could not say if the Israeli warning was accompanied by an explicit threat of military action against Syria, but it is known that Israel also warned them about turning a blind eye to the activities of other organizations, mainly Palestinian, in the Golan Heights. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #11 WE always do, Armylife. Happy hunting! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-07-19 17:13 |
| #10 To the last Lebanese. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-07-19 17:00 |
| #9 Pay attention to the news releases in the next couple of weeks. Thats all I can say right now...... |
| Posted by: Armylife 2006-07-19 16:49 |
| #8 Iran is taking measure of Israeli weaknesses and strengths while fighting the proxy Hez before entering the fray. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-19 14:59 |
| #7 Iran's big threat has always been to unleash hizbollah on Israel. So what now? |
| Posted by: Hupelet Sleregum2639 2006-07-19 14:10 |
| #6 Its not a |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-07-19 13:24 |
| #5 Dire press realeases before dire revenge. |
| Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-07-19 13:22 |
| #4 Sounds like an a strategic agreement to issue joint press releases. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-19 12:48 |
| #3 “the region will become a boundless hell.” Well, that's OK with me I guess. I don't live in the area. |
| Posted by: WhiteCollarRedneck 2006-07-19 12:36 |
| #2 Shit, this is great news, if true. The M.E. crap can finally, after 60 years of half-measures and grief for Israel, come to a head. If Iranian complicity becomes public enough for even the willful idjits to finally acknowledge what we all know is going on, then it will be inescapable: time to deal a death blow to Achmedjihadi and Khameni. Assad's just a gopher and Tehran tool. Does Iran have any deliverable nukes? That is THE question. If not, then they're fucked. Endgame. If so, then they must be pre-emptively destroyed. |
| Posted by: Flomolet Phavimp1064 2006-07-19 12:35 |
| #1 Um, hurry up guys. Not that I don't enjoy bravely hiding in ny bunker. |
| Posted by: Hasshole Nastyrallah 2006-07-19 12:18 |