Iran assumes bigger role in Syria by deploying its regular forces
Amid Vienna talks to end the Syrian conflict, militarization of the country continues in the name of either buttressing the incumbent Assad regime or bringing it down.
Following Russia’s partial withdrawal from Syria, Iran had to step in to “fill the void” and assist the Syrian regime that is Iran’s key to its regional position against Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Will Tehran contribute to the establishment of peace in Syria? Iran’s military deployment might prove to be a useful wedge against Islamic State (IS). However, Gulf Arab rivals may view it as Iran’s overt “expansionism” and counter it with ‘Plan B’ by sending a ‘second wave’ of fighters to Syria. A negotiated end to the war will then become a remote possibility.
But Iran should not be seen as an “aggressor” here as it is responding to a war that has been imposed upon it by its “Sunni-Arab” rivals. To end this war, all parties, including Iran and Syria, must compromise on some of the basic demands they have been making since 2011.
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