Erdogan searches for choices after failure in Moscow

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This week, the Arab newspapers touched upon the Turkish-Russian meeting and the movements of Erdogan's government.

Al-Heyat: Israel targets Iran and its militias south of Syria

The Arab newspapers touched upon several Syrian matters, the most important of which was the war on Iran in Syria. In this context, al-Heyat newspaper said, "In the greatest targeting to the Iranian military sites in Syria since May 2018, Israel has bombed sites in which the Iranian Faylaq al-Quds is located in the vicinity of Damascus and the countryside of Dar'a and al-Suwayda'."

The newspaper added, "While the Israeli army announced that the hotline with its Russian counterpart was present during the attack. The Russian Ministry of Defense confined itself to presenting the results of the Israeli bombardment. It has been clear that Moscow put pressure on Damascus and Tehran not to respond to the bombing. The leader of the Iranian Air Force Aziz Nasir Zada said, "The enemy does not dare to launch an aggression against Iran," stressing that Iran is ready for a crushing war with Israel. Our armed forces are ready for the day when we see Israel is destroyed.

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Russian assurances for limiting the Iranian influence in Syria received by Arab capitals before normalization with Damascus

In a related context, al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper reported that Lebanese deputies quoted from the ambassador of an Arab country in Lebanon that his government, along with other Arab governments that are studying the reopening of their embassies in Damascus received assurances from the highest authority in Moscow that Russia is serious in reducing the Iranian political and military influence in Syria and that the initiative of the Arab countries to resume contact with Damascus would accelerate the reduction of this influence.

Al-Arab: Al-Nusra foils Erdogan's efforts to be protected by Russia

One of the most important topics was the meeting of Putin – Erdogan. In this context, al-Arab newspaper said that the Turkish President Recep Teyyip Erdogan failed to make his visit to Russia and his meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a mount to respond to Washington's bias towards the Kurds, and the reason is the Russian anger of the control of Hayet Tahrir al-Sham on Idlib and Erdogan's failure to dismantle it as promised in the past.

Al-Arab: Erdogan develops Adana agreement after the failure of the buffer zone

The Turkish President Recep Teyyip Erdogan promised to return to the former Adana agreement with the Syrian government after his failure to convince the Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to support the establishment of the buffer zone in north Syria. The two correspondents of the British newspaper "The Times" in Moscow, Richard Spencer and Markbinits expected a Russian - Turkish clash about the fate of the Kurds, noting that this clash has become a reality after Putin rejected the idea of ​​establishing a buffer zone in north of Syria in order to maintain the Turkish southern border and to keep the Kurdish armed people away from them.