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Putin again warns Netanyahu hands off Syria

Putin and Netanyahu talk three hours at Sochi

DEBKAfile Special Report May 14, 2013, 6:42 PM (IDT)

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spent three hours with President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Tuesday, May, 14, trying to head off advanced Russian anti-air S-300 missile systems sales to Syria. Instead, the Russian leader issued a warning relating to Israel’s air strikes against Damascus on May 3 and May 5: "In this crucial period it is especially important to avoid any moves that can shake the situation," said Putin. He also indicated that heat should be directed on Washington to reverse its policy on Syria and Assad.

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Moscow & Hizballah Team up

Syrian Chemical warfare – out: Russian-Hizballah deal – in.

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Israel Prepares for War in Syria

IDF troops massed along Syrian and Lebanese borders.

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Iran’s Basij Goons in Damascus

More Iranian and Hizballah troops pour into Syria.

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Barack Obama | Syria | Bashar Assad | Israel | Binyamin Netanyahu | Hizballah | chemical weapons | Iran nuclear

Saudis explore Iranian options for Syria & Lebanon in talks with Iran’s Salehi

Foreign Ministers Saud al Faisal and Ali Akbar Salehi

DEBKAfile Special Report
May 13, 2013, 7:49 PM (IDT)

Saudi Arabia is exploring dialogue with its great regional rival Iran for ending the Syrian conflict and assuring Lebanon’s political future,DEBKAfile’s Gulf sources report. Riyadh has given up on US policy for Syria in view of Russia's and Iran's unbending support for Bashar Assad; his battlefield gains aided by Hizballah and Iranian Bassij forces; and Turkey’s failure to react to the Reyhanli bombings. These perceptions generated a get-together between the Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers Monday, May 13. in Jeddah.

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