Der Iran wurde in Syrien „sehr schwer besiegt“, gibt ein hochrangiger General zu

Behrouz Esbati, a senior Iranian general who oversaw Tehran’s military operations in Syria, revealed that Assad had refused several requests to open a front against Israel. He attacked Russia, accusing it of collaborating with the IDF, promised to “recruit” new rebels against the new government in Syria, and explained that there won’t be another Iranian attack on Israel as the “situation” does not realistically allow it.

These are fundamentally different statements from those made by the Iranian leadership, which for weeks downplayed the strategic defeat suffered by their country, and claimed that Iran would respect any decision of the Syrian people.