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U.S. Sanctions May Prevent Iran's Expansion, Despite Exit from Syria
(Jerusalem Post) Yonah Jeremy Bob - A report Monday by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center noted that U.S. sanctions have exacerbated internal Iranian tensions about how much it should be investing its own blood and treasure in foreign adventures. At a time when the Islamic Republic's economy is at a significant low from sanctions, it is harder for the IRGC to justify fighting in foreign areas. The report pointed out that U.S. forces had not actually directly confronted Iranian forces. In other words, the main foreign power limits on Tehran's activities in Syria were pressures from Israel and Russia - pressures which will continue.