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| Syria Says Signs Big Contracts With Iran Covering Supply Needs |
| 2013-09-11 |
| [Ynet] Syria has signed "major contracts" with Iran that would cover its needs for food, medical and other supplies, state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? said on Tuesday. A protracted civil war has left Syria divided and displaced millions of people. The country has struggled to buy food in recent weeks, issuing tenders to buy sugar, flour, rice and wheat, citing extreme urgency yet failing to make any purchases. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 Yuuuppp. That was fast - first Russia, now Iran, + all barely 72 hours after the so-called "breakthrough" ala Assad. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-09-11 20:14 |
| #5 "And has Failed to make any purchases". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-09-11 19:03 |
| #4 Twofer! |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-09-11 17:24 |
| #3 At the same time as an easing of Humanitarian Goods for Iran? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-09-11 11:52 |
| #2 Considering the IRGC owns a significant portion of Iran's economic sector (the mullahs own nearly all the rest,) I suspect the ties will end up being more than just economic. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-09-11 10:47 |
| #1 Pistachios, rugs and Afghani heroin... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-09-11 08:07 |