(Wall Street Journal) Asa Fitch and Sune Rasmussen - Iran said Monday it had agreed to a deal to deepen military cooperation with Syria, reaffirming its intention to remain in the country. The move comes as the Trump administration and Israel amplify calls for Iran to withdraw completely from Syria. Last week, White House national security adviser John Bolton said Russian President Vladimir Putin "would be content to see Iranian forces all sent back to Iran," but Bolton said Putin indicated he couldn't evict Iran from Syria by himself. Syrian President Assad has previously said that Iran's presence in Syria wasn't negotiable and wouldn't be part of a political settlement over the country's future.
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