Is Iran Ready for Change?
... approach to Syria will remain intact. According to some sources, Iran will provide Syria with a 3.6-billion-dollar loan for oil product purchases . In fact, Tehran is ensuring the subsistence of Damascus, and providing it with personnel and information. Syria is a formidable Iranian resource, more important than the nuclear program. Hassan Rouhani is a guarantor of a peaceful power transition in case of Khamenei's departure. Just like Iran, Syria needs U.S. security guarantees, while Americans are not going to extend them. One of their specific traits after the Cold War is to refrain ...
08.08.2013