Iran cornered with key ally Syria on the brink? (Video)

Iran cornered with key ally Syria on the brink?

There are no signs of an end to the violence in Syria, Iran’s key ally in the region, with the West keen to change the Tehran-friendly regime. A noose is being drawn, but experts fear it may leave Iran compelled to act.

­Since the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, Iran and Syria have developed all sorts of ties.

The Islamic Republic supplies arms, ammunition and military technology to the Syrian security services. It has agreed to spend millions of US dollars for the construction of a military base in Latakia, to facilitate direct arms shipments to Damascus.... MORE

Source:  RT.com

URL: http://rt.com/news/syria-roads-lead-tehran-659/