In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, speaks with Iran's first Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri, left, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Syria's president said Tuesday that new trade agreements with Iran will help the two countries face the "economic war" waged against them by the West. Syria's government is under heavy Western sanctions linked to its actions over the course of the civil war. Iran, a close ally of Assad, is under renewed U.S. sanctions following President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal. (SANA via AP)
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