According to Alexander Lavrentyev, the top priority today is to prevent such attempts MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. The situation in the Middle East is worsening, with attempts being made to drag Syria into a large-scale conflict in the region, Russian presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev told TASS. "Regrettably, we see the Middle East conflict expanding. Israel and Iran exchanged strikes, we see attempts at dragging Syria into the armed confrontation," he said. According to the