American diplomacy toward Lebanon oscillates between periods of engagement and neglect. While America is not to blame for Lebanon’s ills, steady, persistent, determined, and realistic American diplomacy to counter Iranian influence and bolster moderation would best serve US interests.
Assad regime is intimately involved in lucrative operation to smuggle Captagon into Europe, Jordan, Turkey and the Gulf states, pro-Saudi news outlet reports.
Jordan said on Monday pro-Iranian Syrian army units and militias loyal to Tehran are stepping up their attempts to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars
Jordan said on Monday that pro-Iranian Syrian army units and militias loyal to Tehran are stepping up their attempts to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars worth of drugs across the Jordanian b.
Jordan said four smugglers were killed by the army on Sunday in the latest showdown along the border that has left at least 40 infiltrates dead and hundreds injured since the start of the year, mostly nomads employed by Iran-linked militias who hold sway in southern Syria. Jordan is both a destination and a main transit route to the oil-rich Gulf countries for the Syrian-made cheap amphetamine known as captagon.