Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Note on the news: Back to Beirut- oil and gas 360

Note on the news: Back to Beirut

(Oil & Gas 360) – Over the past few decades, the Assad dictatorship in Syria, supported by Iran and Russia, played a pivotal role in Middle Eastern instability. Syria was the channel by which Russia established a naval base on the Mediterranean and extended its influence to the heart of the Middle East and supported its military in sub-Saharan Africa.