The Iranian government is closely allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Iran has reportedly started to withdraw troops from Syria as advancing rebel forces threaten to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to The New York Times.Syrian insurgents took control of the central city of Hama following the retreat of government forces on Thursday, just days after rebels captured most of Aleppo, Syria's second largest city.
'Iran is starting to evacuate its forces and military personnel because we cannot fight as an advisory and support force if Syria's army itself does not want to fight,' Iranian analyst Mehdi Rahmati told the news outlet. 'Iran has realized that it cannot manage the situation in Syria right now with any military operation and this option is off the table.
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