John Davison
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Journalist @Reuters writing about the Middle East, sometimes Russia & Ukraine
Our investigation into Iranβs ambitions for Syria, and how badly wrong it all went.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Our investigation into Iran's lost fortunes in Syria, and how the Islamic Republic hoped to replicate the imperial achievements of - yes - its arch-foe the United States.
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Iran had imperial ambitions in Syria. Secret embassy papers show why it failed
Iran dreamed up a U.S.-style Marshall Plan to rebuild Syria after the civil war. It invested billions to build influence there. Documents from its looted embassy in Damascus reviewed by Reuters show how that plan went spectacularly wrong with the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/iran-had-imperial-ambitions-syria-secret-embassy-papers-show-why-it-failed-2025-05-01/
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