The Tehran Summit and Iran´s Regional Ambitions
(World News Russia)

President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Hassan Rouhani of Iran, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey attend a news conference in Tehran, Sept. 7, 2018. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev / Pool via Reuters. The recent Russian-Turkish-Iranian summit in Tehran underscored the Islamic Republic´s determination to take an active and central part in the future reconstruction of Syria in order to promote a range of civilian and security interests that are bound to work to Israel´s detriment. On September 7, the presidents of Russia, Turkey, and Iran met in Tehran in an attempt to reach understandings regarding Syria´s future in general, and the imminent offensive in the Idlib district — the last bastion of...