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March 18, 2019       Share:    

Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/alarm-in-israel-as-iran-plans-takeover-of-key-latakia-port-7zt0jvcvt

Iran Plans Takeover of Syria's Main Commercial Port at Latakia

(Sunday Times-UK) Hannah Lucinda Smith - Talks began last month to transfer the container port at Latakia, Syria's main commercial port, to Iranian management from October 1, according to The Syria Report. Iranian companies linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) have started shipping goods through the port, suggesting that Tehran might use it as an alternative route to bring weapons into the country.

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