US to boost aid to Iranian dissidents as countries jostle over Syria peace talks

Washington announces several steps likely to send 'coded signal' to curb Iranian influence after series of setbacks in Syria Washington responded to what it sees as growing Iranian interference in Syria on Thursday by announcing help for dissidents in Iran and issuing fresh warnings over Tehran's "support for terrorists". Reeling from a series of setbacks in Syria, the US attempted to get back on the diplomatic front foot with a series of steps likely to send a coded signal about its desire to c...