The Micah Report Columns Thoughts Predictions About Micah Archives Contact
The Micah Report

« Butterflies Land in Israel | Main | Mossad Got Millions of Covid Masks »

Iran Invested $30 B in Syria
By Micah Halpern

Tuesday May 26, 2020

I've Been Thinking:

Iran has been supporting Bashar Assad in Syria from the very start of the Syrian civil war over a decade ago.

Iranian costs for their involvement in Syria comes to $30 billion. That number comes from Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, an outgoing member of the Iranian Parliament's Security and Foreign Policy Committee. He is quoted in Etemad newspaper an official government media outlet.

That number is twice as large as Iran’s annual defense budget and 6.5% of the GDP.

In addition to supporting Assad with military assistance, Iran also helped by providing oil and cash. They also lent advisers and consultants. In exchange for their help in Syria, Iran has built a port in Syria and received a major stake in the Syrian telecom monopoly.

Helping and defending Syria was an investment for Iran. Their biggest return is a land bridge connecting Iran to the Mediterranean Sea. And that’s worth every cent of the ten years and the $30 billion.

Read my latest book THUGS. It's easy. Just click.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=halpern%2C+micah

To reprint my essays contact sales (at) www.featurewell.com
Follow MicahHalpern on Twitter

26 May 2020 11:13 PM in Thoughts


Trackback Pings

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://micahhalpern.com/mt2x/mt-tb.cgi/5343

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Iran Invested $30 B in Syria:

» linked web-site from linked web-site
The Micah Report [Read More]

Tracked on May 26, 2020 02:49 AM

Comments


Post a comment


Powered by Movable Type     Site design by Sekimori