Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday dismissed Israeli demand that Syria abandon Iran alliance

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Syria Rejects Israeli Demands To Cut Ties With Iran.
Body: Syria is rejecting Israeli calls to cut ties with Iran as part of a potential deal for the return of the captured Golan Heights to Syria. Some investigators and analysts have pointed out that Israel's supposed "peace talks" with Syria may be a way to try and cut Damascus off from Tehran in order to isolate the Islamic Republic and make it more vulnerable for an attack.



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DAMASCUS, May 27 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday dismissed Israeli demands that Syria abandon an alliance with Iran as a requirement for a peace deal.



Assad told British parliamentarians that the Baath Party government intended to maintain "normal relations" with Iran while it conducts indirect talks with Israel to regain the occupied Golan Heights, a source familiar with the meeting told Reuters.



Israeli officials have repeatedly said a peace agreement depends on Syria distancing itself from Iran and severing ties with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement and the Palestinian group Hamas. The two organisations are also supported by Iran.



"The president said Syria has normal relations with Iran. He made it clear that any suggestion to drop them was not a reasonable request," the source said.



"He said if Israel could question Syria's relations with Iran ,then Syria could question Israel's ties with other countries, particularly the United States.

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