Syria's al-Assad Being Used in 'Great Geopolitical Game' - Lavrov
http://rt.com/politics/syria-russia-human-rights-lavrov-024/
"The process of tranforming the geopolitical map of the Middle East is underway and various outside players are seeking to secure their geopolitical footing,' argues Russia's Foreign Minister. Many outside forces 'have Iran, rather than Syria on their minds,' Lavrov noted.."