Former Syrian Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam told “Al-Sharq Al-Awsat” that the Paris conference is considered a step forward but not decisive. The problem is that it views the issue from a humanitarian perspective. However, the problem in Syria is more significant. It has become a base for a bloc of countries led by Iran, where a war similar to the Korean War in the early 1950s is unfolding. In a phone call yesterday, he added that what is happening in Syria is “now a new Cold War.” All talk about Chapter 7 and the intervention of the Security Council is theoretical because any decision requires the absence of a Chinese or Russian veto. He added, “The focus now should be on the political track because it is the one that leads to the overthrow of the regime. Since my departure from the regime, I have been saying: Syria is heading towards serious matters because the regime is an instrument in the hands of Iran, and everything I have said for the past 5 or 6 years is evident on the ground.”
