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Iran rejects Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning to leave Syria

By Joel Gehrke
Published January 30, 2018 7:24pm ET
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Iran rejects Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning to leave Syria
Russia and Iran have cooperated to keep Bashar Assad in power in the face of a civil war, and Iran is hoping to expand its military capabilities across Syria to its terrorist proxies in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) | Alexander Zemlianichenko

Iran won’t withdraw from Syria unless President Bashar Assad asks it to leave, a senior Iranian diplomat told reporters in Russia, one day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened military action to force Iran’s departure.

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