Syria told Iran three years ago it would not defend Iran against Israeli strike

According to a cable sent by the US embassy in Damascus in December 2009, Syria warned Iran that it would not help the Iranians to fight Israel in the event of an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, and that Hamas and Hezbullah would not do so either. The cable was released by Wikileaks.

The message was passed on during three close visits to Damascus by senior Iranian officials in