Friday, June 28, 2019

Nobody should be financing Iran, not for any reason.

Quote:


Since the Syrian conflict broke out in 2011, Iran has been among Bashar al-Assad’s most reliable partners, extending almost $5 billion in lines of credit to the Syrian regime and pouring resources and military personnel into the region. Iran has continued to back the Assad regime, despite its egregious use of chemical weapons and indiscriminate targeting of civilians. Tehran has deployed as many as 2,500 soldiers on the ground—including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces and Artesh (Iran’s regular army)—and utilizes locations like Tiyas and Shayrat airfields in Homs and Al-Kiswah base south of Damascus to launch attacks. 


Article:  


https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2018/oct/04/state-department-report-6-irans-human-rights-abuses