Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Russia Aligns with Syria, Iran against the West

Moscow announced the Syrian port of Tartus would be renovated to provide Russia with its first Mediterranean naval base.

As the two naval chiefs talked in Moscow, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov met Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki in the Russian capital for talks on the completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant by the end of the year.

Sources interpret Friday’s events as indicating that Russia’s leaders have determined to open a second anti-Western front in the Middle East...

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