Soviet Union 1991

Second update

After Rafsanjani returned to the country, he had a heated discussion with Khamenei on whether to establish a Soviet military advisory group in the country. The former believed that under controllable circumstances, a Soviet advisory group could be allowed to appear within Iran to help train and deter them. U.S. military. Khamenei believes that the Soviet Union and the United States cannot believe that they will sincerely help Iran build a powerful air force?

While the issue is being debated fiercely within Iran, Yanayev has already embarked on a visit to Damascus. The time of the visit coincided with the brutal street fighting between the United States and Saddam's troops in other cities in Iraq. Yanayev tried to use this method to express his attitude and position to the United States.

Because of the Iraq war, there is now a political cloud in Iran. Although on the surface Hafez Assad is still the president of Syria and the most loyal watchdog of the Soviet Union in the Middle East, everyone is beginning to worry about their own gloomy future. Get worried. Especially after seeing the strong performance of the United States in the Iraq War, the Iraqi Fourth Army, known as the Fourth Army, achieved excellent results in hand-to-hand street battles in Baghdad. At other times, it suffered repeated defeats against American armored forces. situation.

Now that Assad was in urgent need of asylum from the Soviet Union, he couldn't help but accept the olive branch thrown by Yanayev at this time. Yanayev is particularly concerned about his visit to Damascus. At this time, Damascus seemed calm under Assad's tough tactics. Those who wanted to take advantage of the US military's invasion of Iraq were ruthlessly suppressed by Assad.

But even Assad understands that the calm at this time can only last for a short period of time. After the United States establishes a solid foundation in Iraq, it will begin to eliminate those forces that prevent it from controlling the Middle East, and Iran and Syria will bear the brunt of becoming the Americans' first choice. An object to be cleared.

When Assad met Yanayev at the presidential palace, he held Yanayev's right hand tightly as if he had seen a savior. He said to Yanayev, "Thank you to the Chairman of the Soviet Union for being able to come to Yanayev at such a critical moment." Stand up and save Damascus’ future.”

Yanayev just smiled calmly and said, "The future of Damascus is in the hands of the Syrian people, not entrusted to the Soviet Union. We can only provide a red guarantee for the future of Damascus. Protect you from being Haunted by demons from the west.”

Yanayev's words have made it very clear that they are willing to provide asylum to Damascus. Prevent the Americans from extending the war to Syrian territory. After Yanayev sat down with President Assad, he began to explain his views to the "Lion of Damascus", "The Soviet Union is willing to help rebuild an air force for Damascus to cope with the possible U.S. invasion war at any time. ”

Assad couldn't believe his ears. Help Syria build an air force? Everyone knows that since the air war in the Bekaa Valley, Israel has transformed the Syrian army from a regionally powerful force into a crumbling air force. Especially after many years of not being updated, Syria's air force has neither initiated modern upgrades nor had the opportunity to replace damaged airframe parts. The vast majority of aircraft face the risk of forced retirement.

"MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets. We are willing to provide all the spare parts needed for Syrian fighter jets and help Syria rebuild a strong air force. What do you think of President Assad?" Yanayev asked.

Providing Syria with the long-coveted MiG-29 fighter jets and Su-27 fighter jets to help revitalize the Syrian Air Force. At this time, the Soviet Union was simply a savior for Syria. Just when President Assad was about to agree, Yanayev put forward additional conditions, which was to establish a Soviet air base in Syria and provide Syria with a military advisory group to train the latest pilots.

Assad did not show Rafsanjani's shock, but asked softly. "Establishing an air base in Syria? Is this preparing for a tough confrontation with the United States?"

"No." Yanayev replied, "We are preparing to provide our friends with the protection of the Iron Curtain. As long as there is a Soviet air force, the United States will not dare to launch an air strike at will. We know that other countries are air raiding the Soviet air force in Syria." What does base mean?"

"What does it mean?" Assad asked.

"Meaning that they are preparing to declare war on the most powerful military in the world."

The Soviet Union's right of asylum was of sufficient value, and no one wanted to provoke this red monster that could still counterattack and frighten a group of Western countries even in the most difficult economic times. For them, their understanding of the Soviet Union still remains on the huge war machine during the August 1st military exercises. The Soviet Union punished the free world.

"We can agree to the Soviet Union's request to establish an air base, but there is an additional condition, that is, without the consent of the Syrian government, especially Damascus, the Soviet air force commander does not have the right to mobilize troops." Assad They have made their own restrictions on the Soviet air base. They only need the advisory group's trump card, which is used as a deterrent but cannot be used openly.

Assad understands the importance of being protected by the Iron Curtain better than both Khamenei and Rafsanjani. When the latter were still struggling with the integrity of their sovereignty, they did not notice that the shadow of the American butcher knife had quietly moved closer and closer to them.

"No problem, we agree to your request. The Soviet army's deployment in Libya must be approved by President Assad himself before it can be deployed. What do you think?"

"We are very willing to carry out deeper military cooperation with the Soviet army to resist our common enemy." Assad answered generously and appropriately. Of course, both sides knew how much water there was in this deep military cooperation.

Assad finally reached a consensus with Yanayev. The Soviet Union provided military shelter for Assad, and Assad provided an indispensable fulcrum for the Soviet Union to exert influence in the Middle East, through which it radiated its influence to the Middle East.

Of course, the news that the Soviet Union and Syria reached an agreement similar to a military alliance attracted the attention of the international community. Those countries that are closely related to the interests of the Middle East believed that this was a signal sent by the Soviet Union, a signal of provocation to the United States.

The US military, which has been smooth sailing in Iraq for a long time, naturally cannot tolerate the existence of this situation. For example, now President Mario is ready to start counterattacking and retaliating against the Soviet Union's small actions in the Middle East. (To be continued.)