And it is likely to be a Syria where central control is much weaker in the face of sectarian and clan fissures . Iranians have cast Syria conflict as broad ideological battle . Iran probably knows what Bashar al - Assad is doing , expert ##ly . Al - Assad is trying to cling to Syria during a 17-month struggle to overthrow him . Iran cares because Syria is main conduit to Iran which can get at Israel .
Iranians have cast Syria conflict as broad ideological battle . Iran probably knows what Bashar al - Assad is doing , expert ##ly . Al - Assad is trying to cling to Syria during a 17-month struggle to overthrow him . Iran cares because Syria is main conduit to Iran which can get at Israel .