Syrian have cast Syria conflict as broad ideological battle . Israel probably knows what Saeed Jalili is thinking , expert says . Al-Assad is trying to cling to power during a 17-month uprising to oust him . Iran cares because Syria is main conduit to Al-Assad which can get at Iran .
Iranians have cast Syria conflict as broad ideological battle . Iran probably knows what Bashar al-Assad is thinking , expert says . Al-Assad is trying to cling to power during a 17-month uprising to oust him . Iran cares because Syria is main conduit to Hezbollah which can get at Israel .