Iran striving for land corridor from Tehran to Beirut | Haaretz
Iran sending Shi’ite militias to create stronghold on Iraq-Syria border through which the Islamic Republic can send forces, weapons and supplies to Assad regime and Hezbollah in Lebanon
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