Report: Iran Assists Syria with Crackdown

By Daniel Halper

Published April 14, 2011 12:36pm ET

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Report: Iran Assists Syria with Crackdown — The Wall Street Journal reports that the Iranians are helping the Syrians with their crackdown: Iran is secretly helping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad put down pro-democracy demonstrations, according to U.S. officials, who say Tehran is providing gear to suppress crowds and assistance blocking and monitoring protesters’ use of the Internet, cellphones and text-messaging. At […]

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Iranians are helping the Syrians with their crackdown:

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