If Iran tells Russia to save Assad, they will do it. Besides. they want a Mediterranean port.
Remember the “original” axis of evil that Bush invoked after 9/11.
Axis of Evil - Iraq, Iran, and North Korea
Iraq was taken care of by Bush. Obama beat around the bushes (sometimes literally), but kept the fire burning in the middle east. Iran and North Korea will be taken care of by Trump?
They have one already. Call the Black Sea.