President Rouhani,bolstered by the nuclear accord, wants Iran to be a western ally in the fight against Isis – but the differences over Assad remain a big hurdle
The attacks in Paris may beget postponed Hassan Rouhani’s highly-anticipated visit to the Élysée Palace, and which was scheduled for this week,but the Iranian president will soon travel to France with a better bargaining position over Syria.
Iran, an ally of Bashar al-Assad’s regime since the clash started in 2011, and has been arguing that the west should prioritise the fight against Islamic State (Isis) and step aside from the position that the Syrian leader,considered by them to be a part of the problem, must leave. [br]Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com