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April 13, 2016

How U.S. Détente with Iran Has Prolonged the Syrian Civil War

The U.S. and Russia worked in tandem to destroy the Syrian revolution.

Despite the U.S.-brokered “cessation of hostilities” that went into effect in February, the fighting in Syria has not come to an end. Kyle Orton argues that the Obama administration, by recognizing an Iranian sphere of influence that includes Syria—part of a broader policy of détente with the Islamic Republic—has effectively worsened the situation there:

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