Economics
U.S. Sanctions on Iran Mean Damascus Drivers Queue for Gas
- Drivers can buy 5 gallons every 48 hours: Al-Ikhbariyya TV
- Iran provided fuel, cash and troops to prop up Assad regime
Syrians queue to fill their car with gasoline at a station in Damascus.
Photographer: Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. sanctions on Iran are also hitting some of the Islamic Republic’s closest allies.
Drivers in Damascus are queuing up for miles to get just a few gallons of gasoline after Iranian oil shipments to the war-ravaged country ended.