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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-iran-idUSKBN1531TO
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Reaps Economic Rewards in Syria
(Reuters) Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Ellen Francis - Iran's government and entities close to the Revolutionary Guards have signed major economic contracts with Syria, reaping lucrative rewards for helping President Assad regain control of parts of his country from rebels. During a visit by Syrian Prime Minister Emad Khamis to Tehran on Tuesday, a license for Iran to become a mobile phone service operator in Syria and phosphate mining contracts were approved. An opposition group condemned the deals as the "looting" of the Syrian people by "Iranian extremist militias."