Iran sends Syria 30,000 tons of food supplies
Source: AP
BEIRUT Iran delivered 30,000 tons of food supplies to Syria on Tuesday to help the government deal with shortages due to the civil war, state media said.
As the announcement came that the massive shipment arrived at a Mediterranean port, state TV also reported that government forces had made further advances against rebels near the capital, Damascus.
The aid is part of Irans broader support for President Bashar Assad as he prepares to run for a third presidential term while his troops battle rebels seeking his overthrow.
Iran has been Assads major backer throughout the 3-year-old conflict, lending Damascus military support through its proxy Hezbollah group and advising the government on strategy to fight the opposition. Tehran has also been pumping funds into Syria to save the countrys battered economy from collapsing.
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A thirty kiloton food bomb. We should try that.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Plus, they don't even wear ties.
johnstyle
(15 posts)Every nation want to help other nation with every help which is possible.
Skittles
(153,198 posts)welcome to DU, johnstyle
truthisfreedom
(23,157 posts)That should help a bit, unless it's a setup.
quadrature
(2,049 posts)30K x 500 equals 15 million.
which is chump change for these people
bemildred
(90,061 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)That's as opposed to giving Bechtel the contract for privatising their water supply whatever.
jamzrockz
(1,333 posts)and we send sanctions. Suckers still do not know how the game is played