Sunday, December 31, 2017

Trump intends to deny Russia's main ally in the Middle East

Trump intends to deny Russia's main ally in the Middle East

Administration Donald Trump is preparing a plan that would allow the US to deprive Russia a key ally in the Middle East.

The White House is going to split the diplomatic and military alliance between Russia and Iran, military intervention in Syria, which has allowed the government of Bashar al-Assad to suppress the resistance of the opposition and regain control of the northern territories of the country in spite of the position of the Western countries. It is reported by The Wall Street Journal citing high-ranking representatives of the US administration.

Russia is the largest supplier of arms to Iran and the only country that sells Tehran nuclear material, including uranium.

USA, meanwhile, believe Iran "terrorist state number one", Said Friday the Pentagon chief Dzheyms Mettis. Those words echoed Trump in an interview with Fox News on Sunday.

"If there is a wedge that can drive between Russia and Iran, we will explore this possibility"- said The Wall Street Journal, a senior US diplomat.

He stressed that, despite the declared intentions to improve relations in the US "no illusions" about Russia and are far from being able to "assume (Vladimir) Putin of choir boy". The US position rests on the fact that Russia is no longer a threat to the existence of States, as was the case with the Soviet Union, the source said.

According to other interlocutor WSJ, to discuss the plan of the split of the Russian-Iranian alliance connected diplomats from the EU. They participated in the US National Security Council.

In the EU, think it possible "buy" Putin's rejection of Iran's support for some concessions from the West. Unclear, however, remains that the Kremlin may require for such an exchange, WSJ said the European diplomat.

The most obvious option - easing of sanctions. "However, if we will focus on reducing the supply of Russian arms to Iran, it will require a significant easing of restrictions"- said president of the Center of national interests in Washington, Dimitri Simes.

The positions of Russia and the United States on Iran "diverge diametrically", Said Monday the president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

"The Russian Federation has partnered good relations with Iran. We cooperate on a range of issues, we value our relations in trade and economic field and look forward to their further development", - Peskov said.

Russia regrets the introduction of new US sanctions against Iran, said on Monday, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

penalties - "this is just the beginning"Said Trump Fox News.


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