As Beirut-based analyst Rami Khouri observed, "When Syria's two closest allies in the world — Iran and Hezbollah — publicly acknowledge that the problems in Syria are deep and cannot be resolved by current hard security measures, this is a signal that Syria is in deep trouble.""
02 September, 2011
What Does the Fall of Libya’s Gaddafi Portend for Syria’s Assad? - Global Spin - TIME.com
What Does the Fall of Libya’s Gaddafi Portend for Syria’s Assad? - Global Spin - TIME.com: "Et tu, Ayatullah? When even Iran publicly calls on President Bashar al-Assad to respond to the legitimate political grievances of his people, you know the Syrian regime is in a corner. Even Iran's protege and Syrian client Hizballah, in neighboring Lebanon, appears to have recognized that the status quo in Damascus is untenable, and like Tehran, appears to want to hedge its bets: Hizballah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah last week urged all political parties in Syria to work together to resolve the crisis, while Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for dialogue between the regime and its opponents to resolve the crisis. While the Iranians stressed their opposition to toppling the regime in Damascus, it did not offer an unalloyed endorsement of the crackdown.
As Beirut-based analyst Rami Khouri observed, "When Syria's two closest allies in the world — Iran and Hezbollah — publicly acknowledge that the problems in Syria are deep and cannot be resolved by current hard security measures, this is a signal that Syria is in deep trouble.""
As Beirut-based analyst Rami Khouri observed, "When Syria's two closest allies in the world — Iran and Hezbollah — publicly acknowledge that the problems in Syria are deep and cannot be resolved by current hard security measures, this is a signal that Syria is in deep trouble.""
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