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July 24, 2017

Washington Can Make It Much Harder for Iran to Get Troops and Supplies to Syria. But Will It?

Stopping the Persian express.

The 2015 nuclear deal—known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—ended a number of sanctions on Iranian aviation, allowing Tehran to upgrade and expand its fleet of planes and related facilities. On average, eleven flights every week—mostly on ostensibly commercial airlines—now leave the Islamic Republic for Syria bearing arms, supplies, and soldiers to support Bashar al-Assad against his enemies. Iran will continue buying new parts and aircraft unless President Trump takes action. But doing so, explains Emanuele Ottolenghi, presents him with a dilemma:

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