just in? those talks have been going on for the last week.

→ Israel–Russia–Iran: Secret High-Level Talks Over Syria

🔹 Actor: Israel 🇮🇱

-> Held “top-level, clandestine” meetings with senior Russian diplomats in late June — despite earlier reports suggesting July.

-> Objectives: push for Iranian and Hezbollah withdrawal from southern Syria, specifically south of the Damascus–Sweida road.

-> Continues deconfliction pact with Moscow — coordinates airstrikes on Iranian targets while avoiding Assad regime confrontation.

🔹 Actor: Russia 🇷🇺

-> Mediating indirect proposals between Israel, Syria, and Iran.

-> Supports Assad’s consolidation in southern Syria, but reportedly backs Israeli demand that Iranian forces be kept at distance from Golan.

-> Maintains leverage over all parties via its dual role as broker and power-balancer in Syrian airspace.

🔹 Actor: Iran 🇮🇷 & Hezbollah

-> Facing coordinated Israeli pressure: kinetic (airstrikes), diplomatic (via Russia), and intelligence operations targeting arms routes.

-> Entrenched across southern and western Syria — presence near Golan seen as unacceptable by Israel.

🔹 Actor: Syria 🇸🇾 (Assad Regime)

-> Engaged in indirect and direct talks with Israel, some mediated via Russia and UAE.

-> Assad may be negotiating limited Iranian withdrawal in exchange for regime survival guarantees or economic relief.