Reports of airstrikes in Syria at sensitive time for Iran axis - analysis
Iran wants to create instability and a power vacuum in eastern Syria and then to fill the vacuum
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad attend a joint press conference, in Tehran, Iran July 31, 2023.(photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/ WANA via Reuters)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN