I remember when the U.S. government quietly took down the computer grid in Iran--affecting their nuclear bomb program in a major way. The government is very, very quiet, but you know we have plans for a cyber warfare in place.
I don't worry about things not in control. I'm just glad we're geographically separated from so many bad countries of the world. They'll start off by battling each other--in close proximity.
If you really get down to it, Iran is wanting Syria as a seaport to the rest of the world. Russia wants Syria since it's the crossroad of the world--and much better to conduct warfare from than back in the Black Sea. Turkey's also very important as the strait where Istanbul is a funnel for all Black Sea sea traffic to go through. They're also the crossroad of the world--and their president knows their logistical importance. He's trying to suck up to Putin now.