Iran, Russia Bolster Regime Stronghold In Latakia

The governments of Iran and Russia have been working together to protect the Assad regime's control in its traditional stronghold along the Syrian coast, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Senior Russian and Iranian diplomats and military officials met in Moscow in recent months to discuss the defense of Assad and Moscow's military buildup in Syria, according to unnamed officials in the U.S. and Middle East.

The efforts have reportedly been focused on the Latakia region, a...