Ex-security minister says assassination ordered by Trump caused chain of events that led to revolution in SyriaDonald Trump’s decision to sanction the assassination of an elite Iranian commander triggered a chain of events that has revealed the country as a paper tiger and led to the overthrow of Basher al-Assad, the former UK security minister has said.Tom Tugendhat, now on the Conservative backbenches and intending to focus on foreign policy, also predicts the Iranian regime will collapse in a few years. He said that, if handled properly, Syria could become the economic powerhouse of the Middle East within a decade. Continue reading…
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Author : Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Publish date : 2025-01-01 13:10:00
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Trump’s killing of Qassem Suleimani triggered fall of Assad, says Tugendhat
