Iran warns of risk to Israel's security should US seek overthrow of Assad

[oberliner]

Iran’s deputy foreign minister reportedly said on Saturday that his country has exchanged messages with the US about the fight against Islamic State (Isis) militants in Syria and Iraq.

Hossein Amir Abdollahian was quoted by Iranian media, in what would be a rare confirmation of Iran-US discussions over Isis, as saying Iran had warned Washington that Israel would be at risk should the US and its allies seek to topple the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, while fighting the extremist group.

Iran has backed Assad in Syria’s three-year civil war. The US has called for Assad to resign and rules out co-operating with his government.

The US carried out six air strikes near the Syrian town of Kobani on Saturday, targeting Isis militants besieging the town. According to a statement from US Central Command, the strikes hit an Isis fighting position and two small units, damaged a command-and-control facility and destroyed three trucks.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/11/iran-syria-israel-us-air-strikes-isis-assad

[King_David]

1. Iran is concerned about Israels welfare ? nt

[oberliner]

2. Seems more like a threat

As in, don't topple Assad or bad things will happen.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. That's certainly what I took from it.

[GitRDun]

3. Another reason for the US to get out of this fight.

Let Iran bomb and send troops in to fight ISIS. Oh gee, they would have to work with Sunni's? I don't give a damn! We've spent way too much time inserting ourselves into this tribal fight, all at the expense of our soldiers, our treasure, and our international reputation as interventionists who kill people indiscriminately.

Our hubris is astounding. We cannot save these people from themselves. We are better off investing in our infrastructure, alternative energy sources, etc., so we don't need their oil.

[Carlos Rodrigez]

5. If

we get out of the fight, we get to watch more ISIS videos of Americans being executed. We also get to watch ISIS take over Iraq. Even Saddam Hueiseen was better than ISIS.

[Scootaloo]

6. Well, duh?

The last thing Israel wants is a 21st-century recreation of 1980's Afghanistan on its north.