Director Amos Yadlin of the Institute for National Security Studies said, Monday evening, The Russian call for all foreign forces to leave Syria is a positive development with respect to the threat posed by Iranian entrenchment there. That being said, it is important to remember that the Iranians were not party to that announcement and Assad did not ask them to leave."
Writing on Twitter, the former head of military intelligence added, "The agreement reported tonight is relevant only to the Syrian regime's efforts to regain southern Syria.The campaign will be waged without Iran or Hezbollah, who will be distanced from the border." He noted, "The core of the Iranian threat are advanced, accurate, long-range ballistic missiles positioned even beyond the Golan Heights, and that issue has not yet been resolved. Israel should continue the effort to prevent it, despite all the risks that come along with that."