The perceived threat posed by the Islamic State has also caused the US to drop ousting Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, Iran’s main regional ally, from its agenda. Indeed, the US has ended up indirectly allied with Hezbollah, a key Iranian proxy, which is fighting alongside Assad’s troops against foreign jihadi forces.
感到伊斯兰国的威胁也让美国不在试图推翻伊朗的主要地区盟友——叙利亚的巴沙尔·阿萨德。事实上，美国最后已开始与伊朗的重要代理人——与巴沙尔的不对共同抗击外来圣战势力的真主党间接结盟。