Russia offers 62-mile buffer between Iranian forces and Israel-Syria border, senior official says - Israel News - Haaretz.com

Russia offers 62-mile buffer between Iranian forces and Israel-Syria border, senior official says - Israel News - Haaretz.com

Russia is working to ensure the removal of Iranian forces to 100 kilometers (62 miles) away from the Golan Heights, but Israel is demanding that long-range weapons that could circumvent such a buffer zone also be withdrawn, a senior official said Monday after a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Russian officials.  

The official said that Israel prefers to act now rather than wait until Iran has "hundreds and thousands of missiles" in Syria, and that the government will not allow Iran "to turn Syria into another Lebanon."

During the two-hour meeting, the parties discussed in great detail "the Iranian presence and Iranian activity in Syria," illustrated by maps and intelligence assessments, the official said.