Car Plant Shows Limits to Iran's Economic Ambitions in Syria

At an Iranian government-owned car plant near Homs, the small number of vehicles on the assembly line underscores the obstacles hobbling Tehran's economic ambitions in Syria. The plant was set up before Syria's war began as the two allies tried to bring their economies closer together and was restarted in 2016 on Tehran's orders after having closed early in the conflict. Instead of the 50 to 60 cars a day it assembled before the war, it now makes only three or four, and...

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