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Asia Times Online :: Middle East News : Iran-Syria alliance on uncertain ground

Asia Times Online :: Middle East News : Iran-Syria alliance on uncertain ground: "Iran-Syria alliance on uncertain ground
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi

On the occasion of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's second inauguration, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad made his second trip to Damascus on Thursday in hopes he could shore up relations in a time of rising uncertainties regarding their strategic alliance. "

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