Iran’s strategy, which was unveiled in hundreds of contracts, letters, and infrastructure plans, was intended to recoup expenses Iran had spent to support President Bashar al-Assad and satisfy Iran’s imperial ambitions.
Iran’s plan to extend its influence in the Middle East by taking control of Syria was thwarted by Assad’s ouster, according to a Reuters report.
Program plans were discovered in Iran’s embassy in Damascus and were authored by an Iranian economic policy unit stationed in Syria.
Iran’s strategy, which was unveiled in hundreds of contracts, letters, and infrastructure plans, was intended to recoup expenses Iran had spent to support President Bashar al-Assad and satisfy Iran’s imperial ambitions.