Iran, Syria, and the Arab Spring: Whither the Tehran-Damascus Nexus?

Sep 13, 2012

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by Jubin M. Goodarzi

“The chain of resistance against Israel by Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, the new Iraqi government and Hamas passes through the Syrian highway. Syria is the golden ring of the chain of resistance against Israel.”
– Ali Akbar Velayati, Senior Advisor for Foreign Affairs to Iran’s Supreme Leader, January 6, 2012

Since early 2011, Tehran’s long…

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