Russia has managed to maintain close relations with both Israel and Iran in spite of the regional rivalry between those states.
Iran is attempting to establish a permanent presence in war-torn Syria and already has a high degree of control over Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon, Netanyahu said in comments carried by Russian state news agency TASS.
Israel had long been concerned that Iran could be developing a nuclear weapon that could be used against the Jewish state.
Mr. Netanyahu accused Iran of filling a vacuum created by the withdrawal of the extremist organisation Islamic State, according to comments carried by Israel’s Channel 2.
The Iranian presence in Syria is a threat to Israel, the Middle East and the world peace, Mr. Netanyahu said.
A branch of the Iranian military, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said in a statement that it had no plans to conduct military operations outside Iran’s borders.
The Iranian comments came a few days after comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that the two countries were planning joint operations against Kurdish militants in the region.
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