Israeli minister: Assad's life will be threatened if Iran is allowed to launch war from Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's life will be threatened if Iran is allowed to wage war on Israel from Syria, a minister close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned.

Syrian President Bashar Assad (R) meeting with senior Assistant to Iran's Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari (L). Source: AAP (SANA HANDOUT)