Saturday, December 19, 2020

Wishing those who celebrate a very merry Christmas! 

Iran Is in Syria to Stay - By Elizabeth Dent and Ariane M. Tabatabai (Foreign Affairs) Tehran sees Syria as a critical piece of its “axis of resistance” and an important route for the transfer of arms and other supplies to Lebanese Hezbollah. 
Iran Threatens Oil Shipping in the Red Sea - Lenny Ben David (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)


Pity the nation: Assessing a half century of Assadist rule - Steven Heydemann (Atlantic Council)