While the US– Syria summit conference failed to contribute to peace negotiations betweenSyriaandIsraelin 2000, the official negotiations restarted indirectly inTurkeyin the Spring of 2008. Since May 19, up to 23 December of 2008, six rounds of negotiations took place and after a short interval, with the Israeli attack onGazathe negotiations stopped unilaterally bySyria. Given the Syrian role as the balancer in the region and as the aim of these negotiations is liberation of theGolan Heights, it is important to consider the trend of negotiations and predict the future. Therefore, the paper aims to survey and consider the foundations and trends as well as complexities of negotiations and finally illustration of the possible impacts of the negotiations on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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