Former US Secretary of State and Democratic presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton, wanted President Bashar al-Assad to “go” so that Iran’s power in the region would get diminished and Israel’s security improved, at the expense of the escalation of the Syrian conflict, leaked emails from her private server reveal. Sputnik reports: As Clinton moves closer to victory in the Democratic primary, WikiLeaks compiled emails from her controversial private server into a convenient search engine. One of those emails demonstrates the former Secretary of State’s interest in Syrian regime change. “The best way to help Israel deal with Iran’s growing nuclear capability is to help the people of Syria overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad,” reads an email concerning Iran’s nuclear program. According to the email, Clinton views the “strategic relationship between Iran and the regime of Bashar Assad” as a threat to Israel’s security. “The end of the Assad regime would end this dangerous alliance. Israel’s leadership understands well why defeating Assad is not in its interests,” the email reads. “Bringing down Assad would not only be a massive boon to Israel’s security, it would also ease Israel’s understandable fear of losing its nuclear monopoly.” By toppling Syria, the email argues, the United States may be able to soothe Israel’s fears regarding Tehran’s nuclear program. “The end of the Assad [...]