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16. Iran has been buying up land in Syria...

...and is already getting construction firms ready.

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/iranians-buying-up-land-war-torn-syria/3252852.html

No doubt, another reason why they were able to come to a "Nuclear Deal"....sanctions being lifted allows them to obtain the resources they will need in rebuilding Syria.

And another reason why Turkey, Israel and the Saudi's are pissed. Not only will they fail to get rid of once was just an ally of Iran, but now Assad will owe them heavily and with Iran literally taking control of some parts. Making it impossible for the foreseeable future to unseat them in the area.

It will be interesting to see how long the current king in Saudi Arabia is going to last. With the boondogle in Syria and Yemen looking like its going to split into two again....then with oil prices being what they are and having to negotiate with Iran's and Syria's backer (Russia) for "price stability" on oil. And the US has clearly telegraphed that its not going to get heavily involved in another Mid-East mess, particularly when it comes to countries that bite the hand that feeds them.