Donald Trump May Be Preparing for A Standoff with Iran Over Syria
Seth J. Frantzman
Security, Middle East
It seems like Trump intends to keep U.S. forces at al-Tanf, a small desert base near the Jordanian border that is possibly important to interdicting Iran’s role in Syria.
U.S. policy on Syria has been on a roller coaster ride in October. It’s unclear what will come next because current options vary from withdrawing from part of Syria to leaving all of eastern Syria to increasing troop levels in areas where oil fields are located. President... Читать дальше...