Syria

In February, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hosted his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to reaffirm the strength of their 30-year alliance, vowing to deepen ties and dismissing US efforts to drive a wedge between Damascus and Tehran. The meeting may complicate the rapprochement between Assad and Washington that was signalled by the recent appointment of a new US ambassador to Syria five years after the last envoy was withdrawn. Shortly after, the two leaders were joined by the head of Hezbullah Hassan Nasrallah to discuss the common threat from Israel, which will likely stoke tensions between Syria and Israel. The latter

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