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President Donald Trump has underscored containing Iran’s sway as a key element in establishing a “strong and lasting footprint” in Syria as the United States moves toward bringing its Soldiers home. In pursuing this key American objective, this paper recommends that Washington take advantage of the “daylight” between Russia and Iran, and that it be American policy at all levels to work to expand it. This long-existing “daylight” was underscored in 2018 by calls in Moscow for Iran to withdraw its forces from some or all of Syria, and by Putin’s positive regard at the summit in Helsinki with President Trump for Israel’s security requirements.
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
1-2019
Publisher
National Defense University Press
City
Washington, DC
Recommended Citation
Parker, John W., "Between Russia and Iran: Room to Pursue American Interests in Syria" (2019). INSS Strategic Perspectives. 16.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/inss-strategic-perspectives/16