The Russians have upgraded their Jabal Al Harrah electronic and surveillance station south of Damascus opposite Israel’s Sea of Galilee, adding resources especially tailored to give Tehran early warning of an oncoming US or Israeli attack, debkafile’s US military sources report

Clinton says Assad regime downfall “inevitable”
Russia main obstacle to stronger U.N.S.C. resolution.

Arab League suspends Syrian membership.
Future for Israel unclear.
Over 3,500 killed in ongoing violence.

Although the Iranian regime is under four sets of U.N. sanctions for its illegal nuclear activity, an Iranian delegation has traveled clandestinely to Russia to negotiate a secret, expanded nuclear pact between the two countries worth nearly $40 billion, according to a report.

NATO troops are training in Turkey for a Turkish-led NATO invasion of Syria, a senior Syrian diplomatic official claimed to WND.

Israel’s FM: Israel should accept Quartet’s principles.
Abbas’ U.N. speech blamed Israel for plight of Palestinians.
Netanyahu: Settlements are not the core but a result of the conflict.

The competition between Turkey and Iran over influence on Iraq, and indeed, the rest of the Middle East, is prompting outward concern in Tehran over what was thought to be a close relationship between the nations, according to a report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.

The Obama administration gave Russia permission to deliver the fuel rods for Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactor in return for their support for U.N. sanctions

Iran has received four S-300 Russian long range surface-to-air missile systems even though Moscow decided not to implement a contract it had with Tehran to deliver them because of the new United Nations sanctions against the volatile state

“Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said…that his country was doing the right thing in its direct talks with the Hamas organization. `Yes, we are holding talks with Hamas – because it was elected by a large Palestinian majority in free elections, according to all elements….’’’