US and UAE consider sanctions relief to weaken Assad-Iran ties
Talks have intensified in light of the Dec. 20 expiration of sweeping US sanctions on Syria and Israel’s ongoing campaign targeting Iranian-backed networks in the region.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Turkey's Halk TV in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on October 4, 2013.(photo credit: REUTERS/SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
