Obama says Iran and President Assad represent Russia's entire coalition in Syria - Fox News

President Obama, addressing Soviet intervention in Syria at a White House press conference, said Tuesday Iran and Syria President Bashar Assad represented Russia's entire coalition "and the rest of the world makes up ours."

He also said Washington and Russian leaders are currently having critical "conversations about deconfliction" so that tensions in Syria won't end up with "firefights" in the air between the two sides. He warned against suggestions that the U.S. immediately intervene militarily to protect the Syrian rebels who have come under attack by Russian airstrikes in recent days.

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