Liz Sly and Suzan Haidamous, Washington Post: Syria deal draws Iran into alliance with Russia and Turkey
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed Tuesday to the outlines of a plan to reinforce a cease-fire in Syria, establishing the three most significant allies of the protagonists in the conflict as guarantors to a peace process.
The deal concluded two days of talks in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, that drew Iran into a burgeoning alliance with Russia and Turkey over ways to secure a settlement. It set broad but vague parameters for a cease-fire enforcement mechanism and committed the three countries to jointly fight the Islamic State and Syria’s al-Qaeda affiliate. It will also provide a test of Russia’s new role as the lead power broker in efforts to secure a sustainable, long-term solution to the war.
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2 comments:
Let's see. This three way marriage will be a divorce before end of 2017. Let them do it. Let them try. It's more fun to watch an unholy alliance than to be in one.
JB,
You're right. There are just too many internal contradictions for any medium to long term workability. The truth probably is all three parties see this only as a step towards their long term goals, which are also too different. It's hard too believe that all three parties are not aware of this.
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