(Wall Street Journal) Yaroslav Trofimov - President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed at a meeting in Helsinki on Monday to work together on solving the Syrian crisis - with both focusing on the need to guarantee Israel's security. Putin said, "The situation on the Golan Heights must be brought into full compliance with the 1974 disengagement agreement. This would return calm to the Golan, restore the cease-fire, and safely guarantee the security of the State of Israel." Trump said, "I made clear we will not allow Iran to benefit from our successful campaign against ISIS." "Assad should respect the 1974 separation agreements, and it is important that Putin and Trump both expect him to do it," said Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, former head of analysis in Israel's military intelligence. "But Israel wants Iran not to be allowed to stay in all of Syria, not just the Golan Heights."
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