Reuters quoted a "foreign diplomat" as saying that "Ali Khamenei, through his senior adviser Ali Larijani, sent a message to Assad that he must not forget the past!" In the message, Khamenei reminded Assad not to forget who his true allies are.
According to Reuters, in recent months the UAE and Saudi Arabia have offered Bashar Assad distance himself from Iran in exchange for "financial incentives."
A report published today quoted one of these diplomats as saying: "These incentives could not have been provided without coordination with Washington."
Lebanese sources reported that the UAE had pledged to help Syria rebuild its infrastructure, if only to "keep Assad away from Iran."
NEWSRAEL: Syria is finding itself to be sitting on an important piece of land, and opposing sides all wanting to be his friends.