If Israel and Syria make peace, what happens to Iran-Syria relations?

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Jeremy Pressman

Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut

Posted April 1, 2009 - 1:07pm

Seymour Hersh's latest article has the usual array of juicy quotations.

While the article considers Israeli-Syrian relations and the U.S. role, I found the section on Iran most thought-provoking. If Israel and Syria inked a peace deal, what would happen to Iranian-Syrian relations? Some options:

Syria would cut ties as a formal part of the agreement (I doubt it)
Syria is already moving away from Iran and the desire for a deal with Israel is a reflection of that shift.
Syrian-Iranian relations would not change
The Syrians "believe they could be a bridge between Washington and Tehran" (in Robert Pastor's words). So Damascus would keep Tehran *and* Washington.

On a lesser note, Hersh did mention he was emailing with Assad. Maybe Obama and Assad could make peace via Blackberry? Does Bibi text?

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