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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/26/syria-russia-iran-idUSL6E8F80OV20120426
Russia, Iran Keep Fuel Flowing to Syria
(Reuters) Jessica Donati and Julia Payne - Russia and Iran are helping Syria import fuel for heavy vehicles including army tanks, allowing Damascus to avoid the full impact of tightening Western sanctions. Syria received regular shipments of Russian gasoil and diesel over the winter and sent another delivery this month. Syria's need for gasoil makes it a perfect fit to swap with Iran, which produces plenty of diesel but has struggled for years to find sufficient supplies of gasoline, the fuel used in most civilian cars. An Iranian vessel completed an exchange this week in which it delivered around 32,000 tons of gasoil to Syria and returned to Iran with about 33,000 tons of gasoline.