Several high-ranking official in the US administration fear, that the US military base in the area of Al-TANF in the south of Syria, can be captured by Iranian forces or other proasadovskimi, sends a message Tass Washington Post.
officials believe, that located in the desert base may surround the Shia groups. In their opinion, air strikes on these forces only further embroiled in the Syrian conflict, Washington.
"The fate of the base in al-TANF points out the contradictions in US policy toward Iran. Initially, the garrison was created to deal with IG (group banned in Russia), but several times he had to in the past year to strike at the Shiite troops, We are in the region ", - newspaper. Now, according to some US officials, the base can be used, to start "big military campaign against Tehran's influence in the region".
According to the publication, "The debate over the White House continues to garrison status for a year and demonstrates the confusion in the actions of the Trump".
The President of the "you must soon decide on the order, whether he intends to use Al-TANF for the provision of military pressure on Iran, or to fulfill the promise, and to withdraw from Syria ", - the article says.
It is emphasized, that US allies' base in Al-TANF has become an indicator of readiness of America to confront Iranian influence ".
Earlier, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted, announced that the US District Et TANF radius 55 kilometer zone of influence. The Americans blocked the delivery of humanitarian aid to a nearby camp "Rukban" refugees. Late last year, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said, that the Pentagon can not account for, for what purpose we need this base, considering, ATS territory liberated from terrorists.
