Idlib May Split Russia — Turkey — Iran Alliance
... meeting within the framework of the "Astana Triangle" revealed, yet again, significant differences between Russia and Iran on the one hand, and Turkey on the other. But unlike the September „no-deal” summit in Tehran, the discussion in Sochi was based specifically on the governing terms of a detailed Memorandum on Stabilisation of the Situation in Idlib. According to the document, Ankara was obligated to withdraw the militants and weaponry from the 20-kilometer demilitarized zone (DMZ). Ruslan Mamedov: The Astana Shackles However, the ceasefire-agreement did not protect the triangle alliance from "pitfalls" ...