Iran to give Syria $1b to drop negotiations with Israel

According to a report in the Lebanese Arabic daily Asharq Al-Aswat, at their meeting in Damascus on Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad agreed on a military alliance pursuant to which Iran will provide Syria with $1 billion to pay for Russian and North Korean weapons and will help bring about the overthrow of the Siniora government in Lebanon in