ASSESSMENTS

Saudi Arabia: The Syrian Key to Countering Iran in Lebanon

Jul 27, 2010 | 21:46 GMT

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Summary

The king of Saudi Arabia will visit Damascus on July 29 before traveling to Lebanon. The visit represents part of ongoing Saudi efforts to counter Iran in Lebanon. Doing so has required getting Syria to move away from its traditional role as a facilitator of Iranian support for the Lebanese militant Shiite group Hezbollah. Turkey, Egypt and even Israel have assisted Riyadh's successes to this end.

Saudi Arabia has meet with some success in its efforts to roll back Iranian influence in Lebanon....

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