Sputnik - Trilateral relations between Iran, Saudi Arabia and Israel has witnessed several clashes over the recent years and their relations are deteriorating.




TEL AVIV (Sputnik)�� Iran does not have a military presence in�Syria now and Israel's goal is to�prevent its appearance in�the country, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday.
"There are no [Iranians] in�Syria, contrary to�what is being said. Yes, there is a pool of�experts, advisers and so one there. Iran has not been present in�Syria so far and our main goal is to�prevent [Iran] from�being present as�a real military force," Lieberman said in�an interview with�Russian-language Channel 9, an Israel broadcaster, adding that Iran had not managed to�establish its own military bases in�Syria.


"Iran wanted to�set up�its own ports, sea and airports, military bases next to�Russia. They have not managed to�do that either," Lieberman said.



�Iran has been accused by�Israel on�numerous occasions of�delivering weapons to�terrorist organizations and of�attempts to�use the Syrian conflict in�order to�further establish itself in�the region and turn Syria into�an enemy state for�Israel. In particular, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Iran's actions in�the region posed a threat not only to�the Middle Eastern region but�to the whole world and pledged to�respond to�these actions by�all possible means, including the ones based on�the use of�force.Saudi Arabia has long had a difficult relationship with�Shia Iran but�a full-blown�power struggle�has developed between�the two in�recent months.

Meanwhile, Iran and Saudi Arabia have clashed recently over�Lebanon�and Tehran has also been accused of�supporting Houthi rebels in�Yemen.